Side by side comparison, Mauser vs Shansei

Sergio Natali · 09-16-2015, 12:15 PM

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

09-16-2015, 12:15 PM	#11
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	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 Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.