Type 24 / Type Zhongzheng | |
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Type Chiang Kai-shek rifle/Type 24 rifle | |
Type | Bolt action rifle |
Place of origin | Republic of China |
Service history | |
In service | 1935–1980s |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | |
Production history | |
Designed | 1934 |
Manufacturer | Gongxian,[a] Hanyang, Jinling and Canton Arsenals[1] |
Produced | 1935–1949 |
No. built | ~600,000 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4.08 kg (9.0 lb) |
Length | 1,110 mm (44 in)[2] |
Barrel length | 600 mm (24 in) |
Cartridge | 8×57mm IS (7.92×57mm Mauser) |
Action | Bolt action |
Rate of fire | 15 rounds per minute |
Muzzle velocity | 810 m/s (2,657 ft/s)[2] |
Effective firing range | 500 m (550 yd)[2] |
Feed system | 5-round stripper clip, internal magazine |
The Type Chiang Kai-shek rifle (Chinese: 中正式), also known as the Generalissimo rifle,[3] and Type 24 (二四式), named after the Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese-made copy of the German Standardmodell rifle, the forerunner of the Karabiner 98k. Preproduction of the Chiang Kai-shek rifle started in 1935 (year 24 of the Republican calendar, hence the Type 24). It was designated the Type 79 by the Chinese Communists.
The rifle was in full-scale production as early as late 1935. However, full standardization for the production of the Type Chiang Kai-shek rifle only started during the Second Sino-Japanese war and the Hanyang 88 rifle was produced in greater numbers.
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