Before we ID her, I'm assuming she's some sort of Chinese Mauser clone.

darkspire91 said:

Before we ID her, I'm assuming she's some sort of Chinese Mauser clone.

You mean the Hanyang 88?

八一式马步枪, Type 81 Rifle, I have no idea how to translate the "马" or what it means for the designation. But from what I can find, it seems to be a rifle developed during China's war against Japan, and was originally named "无名式马步枪", or "Nameless Rifle".

laisy said:

八一式马步枪, Type 81 Rifle, I have no idea how to translate the "马" or what it means for the designation. But from what I can find, it seems to be a rifle developed during China's war against Japan, and was originally named "无名式马步枪", or "Nameless Rifle".

马
is a simplified form for Horse... why I don't know if its related
maybe because of the action as most pictures related to 马步枪 points to bolt action rifles or literal translation to Horse step guns

if the word stands for "horse", maybe it a carbine?

yoyoboy said:

if the word stands for "horse", maybe it a carbine?

Yes,in Chinese"马枪/骑枪"always means carbine

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