Chiang Kai-shek rifle

Type 24 / Type Zhongzheng
Type Chiang Kai-shek rifle/Type 24 rifle
Type	Bolt action rifle
Place of origin	Republic of China
Service history
In service	1935–1980s
Used by	See Users
Wars	Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II First Indochina War Korean War Vietnam War
Production history
Designed	1934
Manufacturer	Gongxian,[a] Hanyang, Jinling and Canton Arsenals[1]
Produced	1935–1949
No. built	~600,000
Specifications
Mass	4.08 kg (9.0 lb)
Length	1,110 mm (44 in)[2]
Barrel length	600 mm (24 in)
Cartridge	8×57mm IS (7.92×57mm Mauser)
Action	Bolt action
Rate of fire	15 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	810 m/s (2,657 ft/s)[2]
Effective firing range	500 m (550 yd)[2]
Feed system	5-round stripper clip, internal magazine

The Type Chiang Kai-shek rifle (Chinese: 中正式), also known as the Generalissimo rifle,^[3] 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. Preproduction 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.

The rifle was in full-scale production as early as late 1935. However, full standardization for the production of the Type Chiang Kai-shek rifle only started during the Second Sino-Japanese war and the Hanyang 88 rifle was produced in greater numbers.

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