Chinese Mauser

Another look at the Chinese Mauser rifle 8mm

[@General.Longstreet]

Cool old rifle. Amazing piece of history.

[@Gungeek]

they are pretty neat :)

[@mikebrown7649]

Interesting post GG enjoyed it very much.

[@Gungeek]

welcome :)

[@davidwagner6055]

Great as always

[@Gungeek]

Thanks :)

[@railroadman57]

Nice video Scott your very interesting giving the details on this rifle,would it be possible to see you shooting at the range sometime ?

[@Gungeek]

yeah I might give it another go.

[@FirstmaninRome]

@@Gungeek I have a video on my chinese 98k, I've seen them go for 1600 online, really thinking of selling mine for Much less, ammo is an issue at this point

[@Gungeek]

@@FirstmaninRome wow the price of surplus has got crazy.

[@veteranmonarch5095]

@@FirstmaninRome wow. I got mine from my dad for Christmas 2023 and it cost him 250

[@gunnerjames1056]

Kicking myself for selling the one I had. It was not in too bad a condition, but the barrel was about the same as you describe. I had some sucess with a brass brush wrapped in steel wool, and a bit of metal polish. I probably spent a couple hours or more cleaning her up. Wish I still had it, but extra funds helped buy something better. Great bit of history and explanation on your Chinese Mauser. Thanks.

[@Gungeek]

Thanks for commenting :) they are a pretty interesting gun.

[@Gungeek]

@luckyrodude i did a good job of selling it lol?

[@richardespinoza6243]

It’s been a long time since I seen your videos.

[@Gungeek]

:)

[@renelopez2244]

Just bought a parts gun. It needs the arm guard & bolt. The bolt will be a chore to find & fit for head spacing.

[@Gungeek]

yeah the bolt in this one has bad head space I think.

[@scottkinney2608]

Bought one of these a few months ago. Just recently began firing it. Shoots great, but something was missing...lol. Tomorrow it will have a new scope mounted and I'm hoping to use it hunting. Thanks for the video!

[@Gungeek]

hope it works for you :)

[@JohnSmith-hm7eh]

"The Type Chiang Kai-shek rifle (Chinese: 中正式), also known as the Zhongzeng/Jiang Jieshi Rifle (depending on the romanization of Chinese), Generalissimo rifle and Type 24 (二四式), named after the Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese-made copy of the German Standardmodell rifle, the forerunner of the Karabiner 98k. Pre-production of the Chiang Kai-shek rifle started in 1935 (year 24 of the Republican calendar, hence the Type 24). It was designated the Type 79 by the Chinese Communists." [Wikipedia] Somethings might not be worth fixing. It's still possible to buy some quality firearms in Canada. = Much better than 'fixing-up' an old rifle. [Of course the Chinese Mauser might have sentimental value for GunGeek.]

[@Gungeek]

yeah this might not be worth trying to make it a shooter.

[@youngn9na92]

Would this be a good candidate for a rebarrel, and some bolt work?

[@Gungeek]

maybe if it didnt cost you much to do.

[@youngn9na92]

@@Gungeek How much do 8mm barrels go for in Canada?

[@Gungeek]

$4

[@youngn9na92]

@@Gungeek I am such a goof. I meant Canada! Apologies.

[@Gungeek]

@@youngn9na92 no idea now, but one time you could get them almost for free from bins in gun shops/gun smiths.

[@314299]

I remember when they were originally on the market they were cheap and in horrible condition. That one is easily in the best shape of any I have seen.

[@Gungeek]

makes you kind of wonder what hole they dug these out of.

[@guillermofalcon7347]

I just got one and the guy i got it from he was shooting 7mm rounds lol but saw this video mine also has a different blot haven't tried shooting it but almost identical 😮

[@Gungeek]

cool :)

[@PotatoeJoe69]

I had the opportunity about 5 years ago to buy one of these rifles for $250 bucks and I passed it up like an idiot.

[@Gungeek]

was it in good shape? most are pretty rough.

[@slowhand1198]

It'd be nice if it didn't turn out to be only fit for a wall hanger.

[@Gungeek]

probably ok with light cast loads. might have to try another bolt to see if that fixes the headspace issue.

[@richardmead9225]

Guess you could rebore it to 9mm. Can you get gun parts from the states ? Hoosier Gun works has some 8mm barrels, listed Very Good.

[@Gungeek]

i have a k98 barrel but not sure if its worth the effort.

[@evandotterer4365]

These are more rare than people realize. The Chinese used the crap out of this rifle which explains the quality. Early pattern Mausers with the straight bolt handle are my favorite.

[@Gungeek]

yeah i find the bent down bolts more awkward.

[@daskriegsman7013]

So I have one of these that has just the year "1937" dated on the top of the receiver. A number 22768 on the left side of the receiver. A number 13382 on the left side of the stock. Another number on the same side that is very faded and hard to read. A small "BK" marking on the left side with a circle around it. Also on the left side of the receiver closer to the loading gate "CESSKOSLOVENSKA ZBROJOVKA, A.S, BRNO VZ.24" Course you probably already knew that last part but I thought I'd throw that little bit of info in there. Mine passes the bore test. Just wanted to ask cause you said thesd rifles are rarer then people realise. What does that day about mine? And what information can you find out about mine?

[@evandotterer4365]

@@daskriegsman7013 it’s a hard market in America because people are resentful of the Chinese. Ian from forgotten weapons has a video about Chinese Mausers where he interviews a collector you can look up. There’s Chinese collectors who would go crazy for your rifle I’m sure.

[@evandotterer4365]

But the Chinese used these rifles so extremely not a lot them survived. Which explains how hard the fighting was. Which is really interesting

[@daskriegsman7013]

@@evandotterer4365 My barrel doesn't seem to be shot out. However it does of sticky bolt and doesn't doesn't do well with extracting spent rounds. I literally have to tilt the rifle downwards in order for it to extract properly.

[@skylinez4793]

Main rifle against Japan in WWII.

[@Gungeek]

I guess it would be

[@skylinez4793]

Gungeek hold on to it it for 10 years it will worth much more than a WW2 K98

[@Gungeek]

I'm not sure these things with be worth much of anything, but then again I said that about Carcanos lol.

[@skylinez4793]

Gungeek not much of these rifles are around. They extrodianary amount of history to them so it will be worth alot.

[@Gungeek]

i think they were semi common in canada one time but most are like this one or worse.

[@user-sf7nf8cl4c]

中正式步枪

[@Gungeek]

not sure what you mean. ?

[@user-sf7nf8cl4c]

@@Gungeek Sorry, this is the Chinese rifle called “Zhong Zheng-Shi rifle”, of course also known as “Chiang Kai-Shek rifle”, but in China we just call it “Zhong Zheng-Shi” rifle, or type 24 rifle.

[@user-sf7nf8cl4c]

@@Gungeek And what I have typed is the name “Zhong Zheng-Shi rifle” in Chinese

[@Gungeek]

oh ok :)