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WHAT KIND OF MAUSER IS THIS? GOT IT FOR 20.00 DO NOT WANT TO CUT IT UP FOR PARTS TILL I KNOW WHAT I GOT NO BOLT.HAS A GERMAN SWASTIKA ON RECEIVER RING OVER CHINESE WRITING?
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Chiang Kai-shek Mauser. Made in China in the 1930's they are not too common, but are normally found in poor condition. Vet bring-back? Common in Korean War. Bores usually are bad to worse.
Curious as to the bore condition. Seeing rifling isn't enough unless it's sharp. If rounded, need to see if a bullet drops through it. These things are usually shot out. It's a 98 action I believe.
with boots like those, anyone would thing you work for a living.
i'd love one of those mausers, my grandmother grew up in china in the twenties and thirties so i was raised with stories of china in that period.
If it's made in China why does it have a Swastika on the receiver ring or did they import some German made parts? Or perhaps it's a later addition as a result of a rework???
The Swastika symbol is atleast 5000 years old... Just google "Swastika"...
And yes it's a 100% Chinese made copy of the German Mauser Standard Modell short rifle or carbine.
You can find some good basic information here: http://candrsenal.com/rifle-chinese-...iang-kai-shek/
will check out the bore when I can an let you know thanks for the info.
I have a Hanyang rifle which is the German 88 commission rifle semi-clone. It has rifling but a bullet drops right through without any resistance at all. Never would have thought it by looking at it. Really makes you wonder how many times they were shot. WWII, Civil War, Korea, Vietnam, who knows where else. The rifle you have was supposed to replace the Hanyang but they never had enough and the Hanyang served side by side. I've been looking for a nice Chiang Kai-shek rifle but haven't had any luck finding one.
got to run the bore today an let you know
Try Omega Weapons in Tucson. He has a very few 98's. Real Chinese manufacture, as well.
well bore looks pretty good for age little dark near chamber but I would shoot it
As stated, Type 24 Chinese Mauser, the swastika has nothing to do with Nazi Germany.
I'm surprised how many people mistake this swastika for any relation to Nazi Germany at this late date...
mmppres did describe the Swastika as German at the start of this thread but looking at the pictures again after my last post I knew that it wasn't a Nazi era Swastika because the "tails" of the cross are pointing the opposite way to what they do on the Nazi era Swastika. It was the Nazis who perverted the meaning of the Swastika and made it symbolize something totally different to it's original meaning.
No hardship, I'm just surprised how many don't know...
I still know many people who call Waffenamts 'Dirty Birds'. I also know many people who call every Lee Enfield a '303', no matter the variant.
The information is out there, many choose to remain ignorant however.
I've seen the 'swastika' on U.S. Poker Chips (from the 1920s), pre-WW1 Norwegian-Krag barrels (Steel Supplier), and early Rudyard Kipling books (Good Luck symbol in India, I believe). It was also used by some Western Native American Tribes, Chinese and others.
(Ancient symbol polluted by Nazi Party and lack of knowledge in this day & age).
Well thanks for all the info guys really appreciate it all
If I can find my Grandfather's Boy Scout's handbook/manual which dates to around the time of just before WW1 it has a picture of a Swastika Boy Scouts medal which was awarded to anyone who did something outstanding for others in the Scouting movement. Presumably it was discontinued when the Nazis came to power. From memory I think that the tails of the cross point in the opposite direction to the Nazi era Swastika.
While 'Surfing' the internet today, I began running into 'swastikas' that were used by U.S. WW1 volunteer flyers, the U.S. 45th Division - largely native American (pre1930) and the (1922) Fernie, B.C., Girl's Hockey Team. This was before the honorable symbol was 'defiled' by Hitler and the Nazis.
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I found a ball mason jar with that symbol on it once. an was told it was a popular good luck sign not sure it that is true.
Here is a scan of my Grandfather's Scout's manual showing the Swastika badge/medal.
Is someone able to help rotate the image to the upright position, please?
Thank-you butlersrangers for rotating the image for me; it saved me some head scratching. Does any-one actually own or has seen an example of this Scout's badge/medal? This is the only reference that I have ever seen to it.