This thread is quite interesting, but to me it's difficult to make such a comparison, since we can find several different types of Shanxei; are we referring to the scarce Type 17 made in 1929 by Taiyuan Arsenal or to its modern clones? At least here in Europe it's fairly easy to find "modern copies" made in China in the Seventies like the one pictured below, so perhas it's a bit like comparing apples to oranges.
My 2 cents.
Sergio
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