MAUSER PISTOL STORIES - LONDON

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Only certain more poorly led countries have allowed their industrial capacities to decline.

As for China, it is worth bearing in mind that Japan was also known to the average person as a producer of "cheap junk" at one time. China has a long history of technological development and artisanship of a very high order, but her stultifying social system and religions kept that from developing as it could have. Anyone who thinks China is not on the way to the top technologically is deluding themselves, in a few short years China's average income will reach the point where her huge internal market will make exporting largely unnecessary. Those who have come to depend on her exports will then find themselves going begging for them. Of course, China will keep her exports cheap for as long as it takes to thoroughly destroy the technological and industrial bases of her competitors who are willing to play that game: mostly the English-speaking countries whose leadership classes are largely donkeys when they are not simply traitors.

For some time now I have been asking the question: What happens when (or if) China stops exporting?
I think we'll be deep in it; and have to rebuild industries that have been sold off for the profit of the few.

As for the Mauser C96, it's a very good pistol. They still get good results in the Service Pistol competitions here. Excellent piece of engineering.