MAS Mle. 1873

The MAS Mle. 1873 is a French pistol featured in Post Scriptum by the 21 Regiment d'Infanterie as a sidearm for most troops.

Although it was first designed in the 1870s its production only picked up pace in WWI, because using a sidearm was deemed to be without honor and pride by many french generals. Especially in the trenches of WWI this pistol was able to surprise many officers of its effectiveness, although it was deemed by many as to weak to easily kill an enemy, because of its small caliber.

It became especially liked among engineers since its cylinder pin was designed to also fit most french screws and thus double as a screwdriver.