Mauser in China: Model 1904 rifle

毛瑟在中国：M1904步枪合同

Mauser in China: Model 1904 rifle

by Aaron J. Zou

    This article studies the contract of Model 1904 rifle that Mauser Company sold to China in 1907 and probable commercial sales of Mauser Model 1904 rifles and carbines to China. It first appeared on Chinese language magazine Small Arms (Qingbingqi, 《轻兵器》) of  January 2023. The English version in the title of Mauser in China: Model 1904 rifle has been printed by BANZAI of  Issue 492 (June 2023).

    《毛瑟在中国》(Mauser in China) is a series of articles studying the contracts of rifles and pistols that Mauser Company sold to China between 1880 and 1939.















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