Videos tagged with Chinese Warlord Era

This review delves into a rare Chinese Warlord C96 Carbine produced by the Taku Naval Dockyard. The analysis highlights its historical context, unique manufacturing evolution from ship maintenance to arms production, and distinctive design features. The carbine is noted for its exceptional build quality, suggesting it was intended as a prestige presentation piece rather than standard issue.

This video announces updates to the "Pistols of the Warlords" Kickstarter campaign, highlighting the addition of Dolf Goldsmith's monograph "Arming the Dragon" as a standalone pledge option. The book, originally planned as softcover, will now be a hardcover due to high demand. Existing pledges for Collector's Editions will receive a hardcover copy of "Arming the Dragon" included for free. The announcement also promotes a final livestream event celebrating the campaign's closing hours, featuring discussions on Chinese firearms and themed cocktails.

The Shanghai 1900 pistol-carbine, a favorite Chinese domestic firearm, was tested in a backup gun match. Despite a last-round malfunction and a slow-falling popper, it performed surprisingly well, scoring 56 points and placing 7th out of 29 competitors. The firearm features a Browning Model 1900 action, a 10-round .32 ACP magazine, and a frame cut for a shoulder stock.