Hanyang 88

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The Type 88, sometimes known as Hanyang 88 or Hanyang Type 88 (Chinese: 漢陽八八式步槍) and Hanyang Zao (lit. '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 used by multiple factions and formations like those in the Republic of China, 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.

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