Bruce Pennington Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 From a post on the Gunboards forum: https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?1160751-South-Manchuria-Railway-pistols Wondering if anyone knows of the Japanese using German Mausers during the war? The railway stamp COULD be South Manchurian Railway. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted July 16, 2020 Author Report Posted July 16, 2020 Some pics with sources shown. Multiple images of Chinese soldiers using Mausers. SMR was in China, and the various railways had their own police/soldier guard units. So it's definitely within the realm of possiblities that one of the raiways (there were more than just SMR) stamped this weapon. 1 Quote
Ganko Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 I saw one in a real nice clamshell holster years ago. I think it was 8mm Nambu rather than 30 Mauser Cal. Quote
Brian Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 China bought, used and also made their own C96's in huge volumes. Imported a crate of old ones many years ago, everything from German Schnellfeuers to crude Chinese made ones.Stands to reason some would be used by SMR and engraved as such. 1 Quote
christianmalterre Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 very strange! i have never ever seen this model ( in 8.- 9. - Flobert- and 3.0 Mauser-//// with such carving-/-/ filing marks ever! Also, i just do remark, for the original first 3 generations one, the Hammer is not authentic! ( latter ones are either not relevant...) somehow ( very!) strange to my eyes...but yes? who knows...? ( i won´t buy or own it for shure!...it does rather look cinematic for me ? ) maybe a "Star Wars" cinematic weapon....worn by a Mandalorian,or a Stormtrooper ! LOL! Christian Quote
PNSSHOGUN Posted July 16, 2020 Report Posted July 16, 2020 The mark looks exceptionally crude. 1 Quote
Brian Posted July 17, 2020 Report Posted July 17, 2020 I have little doubt this is a Chinese made one. They range from terrible to not bad at all. Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted July 17, 2020 Author Report Posted July 17, 2020 On 7/16/2020 at 10:06 PM, PNSSHOGUN said: The mark looks exceptionally crude. I agree John. There were many other railways, so this could have been for any of the others. I doubt SMR would have permitted an image like this for their opereation. 1 Quote
kolhoznik Posted July 17, 2020 Report Posted July 17, 2020 Also during the warlord era in China several Spanish companies made c96 look alikes that had almost identical external appearances but had some internal mechanical differences Quote
uwe Posted July 21, 2020 Report Posted July 21, 2020 Seems that they also used the German M16/18 Stahlhelm back then.....?! Quote
BANGBANGSAN Posted March 4, 2021 Report Posted March 4, 2021 On 7/16/2020 at 3:54 PM, Bruce Pennington said: From a post on the Gunboards forum: https://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?1160751-South-Manchuria-Railway-pistols Wondering if anyone knows of the Japanese using German Mausers during the war? The railway stamp COULD be South Manchurian Railway. Expand Bruce Hers is a blueprint photo from Showa 12 year（1937）of an Electric locomotive for coal mine use, it has an SMR logo with an outer circle. Kind of like the mark on that C96. 1 Quote
Bruce Pennington Posted March 5, 2021 Author Report Posted March 5, 2021 On 3/4/2021 at 9:42 PM, BANGBANGSAN said: an SMR logo with an outer circle Expand You nailed it Trystan! Quote
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