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.