An air soft

[alvin]

The kid knew how to handle this.... so proud of him.

For some reason, there are tons of these on the market, all in this type of condition. Most of them are late model, 140m/m barrel + smooth rails + salt blued small parts, probably coming from undelivered block and captured in unissued condition.

Fewer of them are early models. Chinese called early 1930 "8m/m shorter #2 box". Obviously, the 132m/m barrel length was observed. There are tons of them in the museums, just like Schnellfeuer. So, there are fewer early models in good shape than late models in today's market.

Enjoy

[alvin]

So, the finish is not even, showing 'soy sauce' color, ugly. Where did 'air soft' come from? The appearence depends on lighting. Under regular room lighting condition, it's more like a 'air soft'.

Doubt? pix here: