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alvin · 03-30-2008, 05:11 AM

Visited another Museum today. 40-50 km from Beijing, "Militia Equipment Museum". There is another Loewe Borchart, light rust covered. The glass cabinet is smaller comparing with the ones in Beijing Military Museum, but they put a few guns inside, and this Borchart does not sit in the front. I tried to identify the s/n on the trigger, but it's rust covered and lighting condition was not super, I could not read it.... it's 3 digit. The gun has stock lug.

Contrary to my past understanding, this Museum also shows quite a lot Lugers, including a Luger 1900. Those Lugers were probably transferred to Chinese Communist Army after 1945 by Soviet.

If you have a chance visiting Beijing, this Museum deserves some time. The main interest for me is Broomhandles, but there are many other type of guns, big and small, including big Krupp cannon.

Here is their website, cannot read? No problem, just show the page to hotel frontdesk, and ask them to help. This museum is better than Beijing Military Museum. More guns sit in s/n nake-eye-viewable distance.

http://www.vjourney.com/cn/beijing/b...3-06/2325.html

The negative part, no camera allowed. Since the museum is not close to the center of the city, very few visitors there (plus or minus?, maybe plus). Standing in the sea of guns, a security guy and a janitor followed me almost from the beginning to the end.... to prevent me from stealing guns from there (!!), I guess.... I was warned "video monitors installed everywhere"..... Didn't know how to explain to them that I'm not a thief. That sucks, but I tried ignoring them...... I heard they lost a gun in the past, an internal guy stole a pocket size CZ handgun and sold it to the local black market. Locally, any factory made working gun is expansive, being a Borchart, Tokarev, or CZ makes not that much difference.

03-30-2008, 05:11 AM	#85
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Visited another Museum today. 40-50 km from Beijing, "Militia Equipment Museum". There is another Loewe Borchart, light rust covered. The glass cabinet is smaller comparing with the ones in Beijing Military Museum, but they put a few guns inside, and this Borchart does not sit in the front. I tried to identify the s/n on the trigger, but it's rust covered and lighting condition was not super, I could not read it.... it's 3 digit. The gun has stock lug. Contrary to my past understanding, this Museum also shows quite a lot Lugers, including a Luger 1900. Those Lugers were probably transferred to Chinese Communist Army after 1945 by Soviet. If you have a chance visiting Beijing, this Museum deserves some time. The main interest for me is Broomhandles, but there are many other type of guns, big and small, including big Krupp cannon. Here is their website, cannot read? No problem, just show the page to hotel frontdesk, and ask them to help. This museum is better than Beijing Military Museum. More guns sit in s/n nake-eye-viewable distance. http://www.vjourney.com/cn/beijing/b...3-06/2325.html The negative part, no camera allowed. Since the museum is not close to the center of the city, very few visitors there (plus or minus?, maybe plus). Standing in the sea of guns, a security guy and a janitor followed me almost from the beginning to the end.... to prevent me from stealing guns from there (!!), I guess.... I was warned "video monitors installed everywhere"..... Didn't know how to explain to them that I'm not a thief. That sucks, but I tried ignoring them...... I heard they lost a gun in the past, an internal guy stole a pocket size CZ handgun and sold it to the local black market. Locally, any factory made working gun is expansive, being a Borchart, Tokarev, or CZ makes not that much difference.