Hanyang 88
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The Type 88, sometimes known as "Hanyang 88" （Chinese: 漢陽八八式步槍） and Hanyang Zao （Which means Made in Hanyang）, is a Chinese-made bolt-action rifle, based on the German Gewehr 88.
It was adopted by the Qing Dynasty towards the end of the 19th century and was a standard Chinese rifle, being used by multiple factions and formations, until the end of the Chinese Civil War.
The name of the rifle is derived from Hanyang Arsenal, the main factory that produced this rifle.
The rifle was due to be replaced as the standard Chinese rifle by the Chiang Kai-shek rifle.
However, manufacture of the new rifle never managed to match demand, and the Type 88 continued to be manufactured and to equip the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
This firearm was a rifle directly patterned on the German Gewehr 88 and was initially fielded by the New Armies of the Qing Dynasty.
From the start of production in 1895, the Type 88 was modified twice to improve performance in 1904 and in 1930.
It served as one of the standard battle rifles used by the National Revolutionary Army from its founding in 1925 until the late 1940s, after the end of
World War II. Japanese forces in China captured large amounts of Hanyang 88s and issued them to second-line units and collaborationist Chinese troops.
It was also used by the Chinese Communists, who not only used it during the same time period, but also during the Korean War.
Some were reportedly supplied to the Viet Minh.
Production of the rifle ceased in 1944, 1.
1 million rifles having been produced.
Initially manufactured at Hanyang Arsenal, production was moved to the 21st Arsenal in Chongqing after Wuhan fell to Japanese forces in 1938.
Further production halted when the Chiang Kai-Shek rifle was instead being produ...
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