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11x60mm R Mauser ammo,Made in Shanghai,China

Jibarium

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Headstamp “上海局”,the Arsenal is Shanghai Arsenal(=Kiangnan Arsenal,Shanghai).For the Arsenal,The Chinese name of the Kiangnan Arsenal was the General Bureau of Machine Manufacture of Jiangnan (=Jiangnan shipyard;Chinese: 江南機器製造總局).The origins of the Jiangnan Shipyard lie in the Self-Strengthening Movement of the late 19th century in China, during the Qing Dynasty.
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Great items. I am very interested in Chinese ammunition pre-WWII. As far as I know there has been no previous documentation of this caliber being made by the Shanghai Arsenal.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Lew
 
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