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NH 77774 Shanghai, China

Shanghai, China
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Title: Shanghai, China
Caption: Chinese soldier aiming a light machine gun, circa 1937. Note sandbagged positions and German 1935-pattern helmets on the men. The machine gun is either a Fusil Automatique Modelle 1930 or a Fusil Mitrailleur Modelle 1930 (Belgian versions of the Browning Automatic Rifle, also called a machine rifle). There is not a magazine in the gun.
Description: Courtesy of Vice Admiral Morton L. Deyo, USN (retired)
Catalog #: NH 77774
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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After this Year: 1930
Before this Year: 1939
Original Medium: BW Photo
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