Chinese Red 9

alvin · 07-17-2017, 09:17 PM

There are both German MP-18 and Chinese copies there. How did those restricted German SMG got there is unclear. Warlord making copies of MP-18 started in 1920s. It's not as widespread as C96 though, due to its ammo consumption rate, only elite troops had it. C96 was more like everyone had one. Warlord's "handgun battalion" and "handgun regiment" were full of those pistols. Big warlord even had "handgun brigade". But there is no SMG unit, at least, I have never heard of it. Warlord's financial would not support universally distributing SMG, although its structure is much simpler to copy than C96.

9x25 caliber was not popular in China either. I have not seen Chinese C96 sample firing it yet.

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07-17-2017, 09:17 PM	#19
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	There are both German MP-18 and Chinese copies there. How did those restricted German SMG got there is unclear. Warlord making copies of MP-18 started in 1920s. It's not as widespread as C96 though, due to its ammo consumption rate, only elite troops had it. C96 was more like everyone had one. Warlord's "handgun battalion" and "handgun regiment" were full of those pistols. Big warlord even had "handgun brigade". But there is no SMG unit, at least, I have never heard of it. Warlord's financial would not support universally distributing SMG, although its structure is much simpler to copy than C96. 9x25 caliber was not popular in China either. I have not seen Chinese C96 sample firing it yet.