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 | |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1934 |
| Manufacturer | Gongxian, Hanyang, Jinling and Canton Arsenals |
| Produced | 1935–1949 |
| No. built | ~600,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 4.08 kg (9.0 lb) |
| Length | 1,110 mm (44 in) |
| 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) |
| Effective firing range | 500 m (550 yd) |
| Feed system | 5-round stripper clip, internal magazine |
The Type Chiang Kai-shek rifle (Chinese: 中正式), also known as the Generalissimo rifle, and Type 24 (二四式), named after the Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese-made version 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 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.