Hanyang 88

Hanyang 88
A Hanyang 88 rifle display in the National Museum of China
Type	Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin	Qing Dynasty
Service history
In service	1895–1980s
Used by	See Users
Wars	Boxer Rebellion[1] Xinhai Revolution Northern Expedition Long March Central Plains War Chinese Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II First Indochina War Korean War Soviet-Afghan War[2]
Production history
Manufacturer	Hanyang Arsenal
Produced	1895–1944
No. built	1,083,480
Variants	Rifle Carbine
Specifications
Mass	4.06 kg (9.0 lb)
Length	1,250 mm (49 in)
Barrel length	740 mm (29 in)
Cartridge	M/88
Action	Bolt-action
Rate of fire	~15 rounds per minute
Muzzle velocity	620 m/s (2066 fps)
Effective firing range	500 m (550 yd)
Maximum firing range	2,000 m (2,200 yd)
Feed system	5 round en-bloc clip, external box magazine, clip fed
Sights	rear sight with a range of 160m, front blade sight

The Type 88, sometimes known as "Hanyang 88" or Hanyang Type 88 (Chinese: 漢陽八八式步槍) and Hanyang Zao (Which means Made in Hanyang),^[3] is a Chinese-made bolt-action rifle, based on the German Gewehr 88.^[4] It was adopted by the Qing Dynasty towards the end of the 19th century and was used by multiple factions and formations like those in the Republic of China, until the end of the Chinese Civil War.

The name of the rifle is derived from Hanyang Arsenal, the main factory that produced this rifle.

The rifle was due to be replaced as the standard Chinese rifle by the Chiang Kai-shek rifle. However, manufacture of the new rifle never managed to match demand, and the Type 88 continued to be manufactured and to equip the National Revolutionary Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War.^[1]