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Type 63 Rocket Launcher

Type 63 Rocket Launcher

A Chinese 107mm multiple rocket launcher, used for artillery support. It was lightweight and could be mounted on trucks or fired from the ground, making it highly mobile.
Type 24 Chiang Kai-shek rifle

Type 24 Chiang Kai-shek rifle

A Chinese bolt-action rifle based on the German Mauser Gewehr 98 design. Chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser, it was the standard-issue rifle for Nationalist Chinese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II.
Mukden Arsenal Mauser

Mukden Arsenal Mauser

A variant of the Mauser rifle produced at the Mukden Arsenal in Manchuria. It was typically chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser and saw use in various conflicts involving Chinese forces in the early 20th century.
Mosin-Nagant Type 53

Mosin-Nagant Type 53

A Chinese copy of the Soviet M44 carbine, produced in the 1950s. It was widely used by the Chinese military and shares the same characteristics as the M44.
Type 56 SKS

Type 56 SKS

A Chinese-made version of the Soviet SKS rifle. It was produced in large quantities and used by the Chinese military and other communist forces around the world.
Type 63 Rifle

Type 63 Rifle

A Chinese assault rifle, chambered in 7.62x39mm, that combined elements of the SKS and AK-47. It was used by the People's Liberation Army during the Cold War era.
Hanyang 88

Hanyang 88

A Chinese copy of the German Gewehr 88, produced at the Hanyang Arsenal. The Hanyang 88 was chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser and served as the standard rifle of the Chinese military from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century. It saw extensive use during the Chinese Civil War and the Second Sino-Japanese War.