Chinese Red 9

alvin · 07-17-2017, 07:52 PM

I thought about international treaty constraints. But...

Versailles constraints theory is hard to explain those German WWI surplus Bergmann MP-18 submachine guns falling into Chinese warlords hands. Those were 9mm, Chinese called them "Floral Barrel Machine Gun", or "Hand-hold Machine Gun", and also made a bunch of copies of those in 1920s and early 30s. There are also some 9mm Lugers imported, not many, but I have seen more 9mm Lugers than 9mm C96 in Chinese context.

So, there were some 9mm weapons. However, when coming to C96, it's rare to see 9mm. A few Bergmann copies that I saw in museums were 7.63mm, not faithfully following the original German sample's caliber.

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07-17-2017, 07:52 PM	#14
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	I thought about international treaty constraints. But... Versailles constraints theory is hard to explain those German WWI surplus Bergmann MP-18 submachine guns falling into Chinese warlords hands. Those were 9mm, Chinese called them "Floral Barrel Machine Gun", or "Hand-hold Machine Gun", and also made a bunch of copies of those in 1920s and early 30s. There are also some 9mm Lugers imported, not many, but I have seen more 9mm Lugers than 9mm C96 in Chinese context. So, there were some 9mm weapons. However, when coming to C96, it's rare to see 9mm. A few Bergmann copies that I saw in museums were 7.63mm, not faithfully following the original German sample's caliber.