item details
NameBolt action rifle, Type 88 ["Hanyang 88"].
ProductionHanyang Arsenal; manufacturer(s); circa 1900; China
Classificationrifles, firearms
Materialssteel, wood
DimensionsOverall: 90mm (width), 155mm (height), 1246mm (length)
Registration NumberDM000453
Credit lineGift of Mrs A.D. Frazer, 1965
Overview
Bolt action magazine rifle, Type 88, "Hanyang Rifle", calibre 7.92mm.
Type 88 rifles were copies of the German Gewehr M 1888, and were made from 1895 until 1947.