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The Hanyany Type 88 is a copy of the German Gewehr 88.
The Type 88, sometimes known as "Hanyang 88", was a Chinese rifle that was issued to the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The name derived from the Hanyang Arsenal factory that made this rifle.
Production started in 1895. The Hanyang 88 was used throughout the Second Sino-Japanese War and the early phase of the Chinese civil war, when the Hanyang Arsenal was shut down in 1947.
Wars in which these rifles saw action:
First Sino-Japanese War, Boxer Rebellion, Xinhai revolution, Long march, Central Plains War, Chinese civil war, Second Sino-Japanese War, Korean War.
I did some horse treading with a friend to add this one to my collection.
This one was made in 1935, April, as shown on the receiver, by the Hangyang arsenal (the star symbol).
The Type 88, sometimes known as "Hanyang 88", was a Chinese rifle that was issued to the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The name derived from the Hanyang Arsenal factory that made this rifle.
Production started in 1895. The Hanyang 88 was used throughout the Second Sino-Japanese War and the early phase of the Chinese civil war, when the Hanyang Arsenal was shut down in 1947.
Wars in which these rifles saw action:
First Sino-Japanese War, Boxer Rebellion, Xinhai revolution, Long march, Central Plains War, Chinese civil war, Second Sino-Japanese War, Korean War.
I did some horse treading with a friend to add this one to my collection.
This one was made in 1935, April, as shown on the receiver, by the Hangyang arsenal (the star symbol).
