About Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault

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The Manufacture d'armes de Châtellerault, often abbreviated to MAC (Châtellerault Arms Manufacturer), was a French state-owned weapon manufacturer installed in the town of Châtellerault. It was created by royal decree of July, 14th, 1819 for the purpose of manufacturing swords, then after 1850 firearms and cannons. Antoine Treuille de Beaulieu (1809–1885) began to develop from 1840 the concept of rifled guns in the French Army. The MAC was the place that saw the creation in 1886, and later the mass production, of the Lebel rifle which was the main French infantry weapon used during the First World War (1914–18).

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1, L'Aiguillon, Rue Jean Monnet, Châtellerault, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, 86100

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