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factory, pistols in another factory, and each place made hand grenades to make up for the lack of weapon production. Yan's munitions output was not steady due to lack of materials. In the later Sino-Japanese War period, these factories monthly production of rifles was 800, light machine guns 300,
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Transport flown by American pilots landed on an improvised runway delivering dynamite and blasting caps to destroy the steel mills and arsenal. However, when the city fell in the spring the arsenal fell to Communist hands in good shape, providing a solid base for their
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Arming the Dragon: Mauser Rifle Production in China 1880 - 1950
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Review of Mauser C-96 Machine Pistol, This review appeared in
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Dragons of Fire: THE HISTORY OF JAPANESE AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
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