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 đ 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 P15MAC
Manufacture d’Armes de ChĂątellerault
Pistolet Automatique MAC 50MAS
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 G1SManufacture d’Armes de Tulle (MAT)
Pistolet-Mitrailleur =mitraillette MAT 49Berthier
Mousqueton Berthierfusil de chasse Chapuis
fusil Chassepot 1886
revolver Lefaucheux
Manufrance
Manurhin
Manurhin MR-73Unique
Verney-Carron
Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN)
Fusil automatique léger FAL
Mitrailleuse d’appui gĂ©nĂ©ral MAG
Minimi Mini-Mitrailleuse
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