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The '''Manufacture d'armes de Bayonne''' (roughly translated as "Bayonne Arms Factory", abbreviated as '''MAB''') was a French arms manufacturer that specialized in handguns.
The '''Manufacture d'armes de Bayonne''' (roughly translated as "Bayonne Arms Factory", abbreviated as '''MAB''') was a French arms manufacturer that specialized in handguns.


The company was created by Léon Barthe in 1920 and was active from 1921 to the end of the 1980s. Intially, the company produced pistols that were derative of FN/Browning pistols that were popular at the time in Europe. The company survived the German occupation during World War II and from the 1950 onwards, the company started to manufacture it's own firearm designs. The 1970s saw the first financial difficulties, which lead to the company becoming a subsidiary of [[FN Herstal|Fabrique Nationale of Herstal]] sometime during the decade. Around 1985, the company went bankrupt and survived for few more years in the form of MABCO.
The company was created by Léon Barthe in 1920 and was active from 1921 to the end of the 1980s. Initially, the company produced pistols that were derative of FN/Browning pistols that were popular at the time in Europe. The company survived the German occupation during World War II and from the 1950 onwards, the company started to manufacture it's own firearm designs. The 1970s saw the first financial difficulties, which lead to the company becoming a subsidiary of [[FN Herstal|Fabrique Nationale of Herstal]] sometime during the decade. Around 1985, the company went bankrupt and survived for few more years in the form of MABCO.


=Specifications=
=Specifications=

Revision as of 14:01, 28 July 2019

About

The Manufacture d'armes de Bayonne (roughly translated as "Bayonne Arms Factory", abbreviated as MAB) was a French arms manufacturer that specialized in handguns.

The company was created by Léon Barthe in 1920 and was active from 1921 to the end of the 1980s. Initially, the company produced pistols that were derative of FN/Browning pistols that were popular at the time in Europe. The company survived the German occupation during World War II and from the 1950 onwards, the company started to manufacture it's own firearm designs. The 1970s saw the first financial difficulties, which lead to the company becoming a subsidiary of Fabrique Nationale of Herstal sometime during the decade. Around 1985, the company went bankrupt and survived for few more years in the form of MABCO.

Specifications

Founded: 1920

Country: France

Products: Pistols


Pistols

Weapon Caliber(s) Capacity Produced Variants Image
MAB Model A .25 ACP ? 1925-1961 - Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB Model B .25 ACP 5 1932 - 1949 - Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB Model C .32 ACP 9 1933 - 1982 - Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB Model D .32 ACP
.380 ACP
9 (.32)
7 (.380)
1933 - 1963 (.32)
1933-1982 (.380)
Type I, Type II Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB Model E 6.35mm 10 1949 - Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB Model F .22LR 10 1950 - Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB Model G .32 ACP
.22 LR
8 (.32)
10 (.22LR)
1951 Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB Model GZ .22 LR
6.35mm
7.65mm
.380.
? ? - Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB Model R 9x19mm 8 1951 - 1963 - Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB Model "Le Chasseur" .22 LR 9 1953 - Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB PA-8 & PA-15 9x19mm 8 (PA-8)
15 (PA-15)
1966 - 1982 - Error creating thumbnail: File missing
MAB Model P-15 M1 Target 9x19mm 15 ? Error creating thumbnail: File missing