Comments by "Vikki McDonough" (@vikkimcdonough6153) on "A Selection of Chinese Mystery Pistols" video.

  1. 13:53 - Maybe some warlord issued that pistol to a pilot on his payroll?
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  2. 19:44 - "That's a common symbol to see in China from this period." And for good reason, too; it's the (1930s-onward) symbol of the Republic of China, which all of these warlords were (at least nominally) subordinate to.
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  3. Some of those fake proof marks actually look like they're sequences of hanzi; is it possible they might actually mean something in the original Mandarin/Cantonese/Hokkien/whatevs?
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  4. 12:58 - Chinese Frankenpistols: going up to 11 since before Spinal Tap!
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