Guns International #: 102028945
Seller's Inventory #: 220690

Category - Military Rifles - Non-US - Military Rifles - German

Category
Military Rifles - Non-US
Military Rifles - German

Chinese HANYANG GEW. Type 88 Bolt Action 7.92mm Caliber MILITARY Rifle C&R TYPE 88 Infantry Weapon for the CHINESE MILITARY

Description:
Chinese HANYANG GEW. Type 88 Bolt Action 7.92mm Caliber MILITARY Rifle C&R

TYPE 88 Infantry Weapon for the CHINESE MILITARY

Here we present a C&R Chinese Hanyang Arsenal Gewehr 88, also referred to as the Type 88 Rifle, made circa the turn of the century in Hanyang, China with a production run between 1895 and 1947 with close to 1,100,000 being produced. The Hanyang 88, sometimes known as the "Type 88", was a Chinese rifle that was used by the National Revolutionary Army during the First Sino-Japanese War in 1894-95 all the way through the Korean War. The name derived from the Hanyang Arsenal factory that made this rifle. The rifle had a bayonet attachment to use in close combat after a charge. 

This firearm was a rifle directly patterned on the German Gewehr 88 and were initially fielded by the New Armies of the Qing Dynasty. Since production started in 1895, the Type 88 was modified twice to improve performance, in 1904 and in 1930. Throughout the War of Resistance against Japan, the Type 88 more than held its own against the newer, higher quality Japanese Arisaka Type 38 and Type 99 rifles. It served as one of the standard battle rifles used by the National Revolutionary Army since the unit's founding in 1925 until the late 1940s, after the end of World War II. It was also used by the Chinese Communists, who used during the same time period, but also during the early phases of the Korean War. Production of the rifle ceased in 1947.

The German Gewehr 88 was a late 19th-century German bolt action rifle, adopted in 1888. The invention of smokeless powder in the late 19th century immediately rendered all of the large-bore black powder rifles then in use obsolete. To keep pace with the French, who had adopted smokeless powder "small bore" ammunition for their Lebel Model 1886 rifle, the Germans adopted the Gewehr 88 using its own new M/88 cartridge, which was also designed by the German Rifle Commission. The rifle was one of many weapons in the arms race between the Germanic states and France, and with Europe in general. There were also two carbine versions, the Karabiner 88 for mounted troops and the Gewehr 91 for artillery. Later models provided for loading with stripper clips and went on to serve in World War I to a limited degree. Unlike many German service rifles before and after, it was not developed by Mauser, but rather the arms commission, and Mauser was one of the few major arms manufacturers in Germany that did not produce Gewehr 88s.

The overall condition is good. Strong action. Bright bore. This example sports a solid stock that contains an expected amount of wear, scuffs, and dings. Mixed numbers. Clear markings.

This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Barrel is 29 inches.

Caliber: 7.92mm Mauser

Overall condition as seen in photos.

Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.
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$1200

#220690
 

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Curio/Relic: Yes