Estimate

£300 - £350

Chinese type 24/chiang kai-shek/type 79 7.92x57mm mauser service rifle, the name changed from “type 24” to “type chiang kai-shek” after the generalissimo visited the factory, and later became the type 79 under the chinese communists. it was a copy of the german standardmodell rifle, itself a forerunner of the famous k98k and was made from 1935 to 1949. deactivated to eu specifications with certificate. no licence required.