Not ROC, this stamp means that the rifle was once the property of a PRC militia organization. Most old rifles were sent to militia when they were withdrawn from service in 1950s. In 1980s, many old rifles were sold to Western (especially American) collectors.L1E1 wrote:貴州興仁縣,人民武裝.
100% sure is Chinese.
貴州省 (Kweichow Province or Guizhou Province), 興仁縣 (Hanyang County)
人民 (people) 武裝 (Armored)
It is the name of the troop.
貴州省興仁縣人民武裝隊 that is the Guard Force of Hanyang County, Kweichow Province, The Republic of China
But the star at the centre suggested it was from "Red China".
The War in China in Pictures
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"Hankow, China - Part of the defeated Southern Army of China marching back into Hankow following its defeat at the hands of the Northern forces early this fall. Since this photo was taken however the Southern forces have recuperated and are marching on Foochow, the manchurian forces being driven back. Photo taken: Dec. 3, 1926"
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Shanghai 1937.
Source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-China-Jap ... 0005.m1851
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Shanghai 1937.
Source: https://www.ebay.com/itm/WWII-China-Jap ... 0005.m1851
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- A disabled Chinese tank on the Shanghai front ....................................................................
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Zaoyang-Yichang, May - June 1940.
Source: http://ww2today.com/8th-may-1940-japane ... s-in-china
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Zaoyang-Yichang, May - June 1940.
Source: http://ww2today.com/8th-may-1940-japane ... s-in-china
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/63/59/4d ... d8d9bd.jpg
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- Soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army 6th Infantry Regiment crossing the Bái hé River during the Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang. The regiment, as the main force of the IJA 3rd Division, was approaching Yíchāng from the north: 8 May 1940...............
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- Battle of Zaoyang-Yichang: Soldiers of the IJA "Ikeda Detachment" south of Shayangzhen, Hubei Province, China, 6 June 1940..............................
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Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).
Sources: Life 6 Dec 1937
Cheers. Raúl M .
Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).
Sources: Life 6 Dec 1937
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- A Japanese soldier, armed with a rifle and bayonet, interrogates an elderly Chinese man who is holding a Japanese flag. I imagine that the civilian with his back to the camera is an interpreter...............
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