Are the mausers in 8mm? That would be oksay too.
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They are. The standard German 7,92x57mm round was the choice of the Nationalists, who also used Czech Vz26 and Vz30 LMGs, Canadian Brens in 7,92 and German watercooled Maxim heavies. They also used the German M35 steel helmet, the C96 broomhandle Mauser pistol, and other novelties from the land of coocoo clocks. Their manufacturing machinery came from Germany and German Mauser technicians set it up in the three Nationalist arsenals, where two versions, generally known as the Chiang Kai Shekh rifle were built, very similar to the. German Kar98k, also provided to the Chinese until their own Mauser production got up to speed.
If you've ever seen the wartime photo of the proud little Chinese soldier guarding the flight line of the American Volunteer Group/ Flying Tigers shark-teeth painted P-40 fighters with his bolt-action rifle and unsheathed fixed bayonet, that's one of the Type 24 Chinese Mausers. I believe the photo made the cover of LIFE magazine in one of their issues that covered the Flying Tigers.