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1935 Chinese Chang Kai-shek Mauser Rifle and Bayonet


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Chinese Chang Kai-shek Mauser, Cal 7.92 X 57 (8mm). The receiver ring indicates this rifle was built in and is dated 1935. It was one of the rifles used by the North China army. Most of these rifles were carried and used by the Chinese troops under General Feng-Yu-Hsiang. The bore is best described as horrible. All numbers match except the bolt. The overall condition reflects a rifle that was carried and used in the fight against the Japanese, the fighting between Chinese Warlords and the Civil War between the Nationalists and the Communists. In addition, these rifles were used in Korea by the Chinese and the North Koreans. The overall condition reflects the use of this rifle over an extended period of time. The stock has been stenciled with the Mao slogan "political power comes from the muzzle of a gun."

 

The bayonet is a Chinese contract, Czech manufactured VZ23 Chinese Mauser bayonet for the Chang Kai-shek Mauser Rifle. These bayonets were imported by the Chinese in the 1920’s and 1930’s from Czechoslovakia. The bayonet is unmarked.

 

A friend and I bought seventyfive of the Chinese 98’s and 88’s in Ohio back in the 1980’s. They had thousands of the rifles stacked on pallets. We picked the rifles for condition and the markings on the stocks. This was the only rifle we saw with the stenciled writing.

 

 

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Year 35 rifle would be dated 1946. These were made up to 1949.

 

Remember, the ROC used the ROC or 民國 year, or just add 1911 to convert to our calendar.

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