I admit to being one of those smart-asses you find lurking in gun shops who insist on using the correct pronunciation for the names of foreign guns 😉 Laurent was kind enough to record an MP3 for us which demonstrates the pronunciation of French firearms and manufactures.

The transcript of the words he is saying is below. I suggest reading along as you listen to the audio.

Transcript of Words Pronounced in the MP3

MAB
Manufacture d’Armes de Bayonne
MAB P15

MAC
Manufacture d’Armes de Châtellerault
Pistolet Automatique MAC 50

MAS
Manufacture d’Armes de Saint-Etienne
Fusil MAS 36, Fusil Semi-Automatique MAS 49/56
Fusil d’Assaut de la Manufacture d’Armes de Saint-Etienne
FAMAS F1 FAMAS G1 FAMAS G2 FAMAS FELIN
Fusil à Répétition F1 FRF1
Fusil à Répétition F2 FRF2
Pistolet Automatique MAS G1S PA-MAS G1S

Manufacture d’Armes de Tulle (MAT)
Pistolet-Mitrailleur =mitraillette MAT 49

Berthier
Mousqueton Berthier

fusil de chasse Chapuis

fusil Chassepot 1886

revolver Lefaucheux

Manufrance

Manurhin
Manurhin MR-73

Unique

Verney-Carron

Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN)
Fusil automatique léger FAL
Mitrailleuse d’appui général MAG
Minimi Mini-Mitrailleuse

Pistolet Automatique MAC 50. Photo from Wikipedia.

Explication of some French terms

Manufactures d’Armes : Armory, like in Springfield Armory
Pistolet Automatique : semi-auto pistol, in the french military nomenclature
Pistolet-Mitrailleur or Mitraillette : SMG
Fusil : rifle
Fusil à répétition (lacking : manuelle) : bolt-action rifle