Hanyang 88
- Category
- Rifle
- Barrel
- 740 mm
- Weight, empty
- 4.06 kg
- Introduced
- 1895
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Hanyang 88 is a Chinese bolt-action service rifle chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser, produced at the Hanyang Arsenal as a close copy of the German Gewehr 88 Commission rifle. It fed from a five-round Mannlicher-style en-bloc clip and served as the standard infantry rifle of Chinese forces for over half a century, seeing action from the Boxer Rebellion through the Chinese Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Korean War.
Nicknamed the backbone of Chinese resistance, the Hanyang 88 armed waves of conscripts and revolutionaries across China's turbulent first half of the 20th century. Its long production run meant grandfathers and grandsons could carry the same pattern of rifle into different wars.
Distinguished from the Gewehr 88 by the omission of the steel barrel shroud, the addition of a wooden upper handguard, and a longer bayonet drawn from the Mannlicher M1904. Often nicknamed the 'Hanyang Made' rifle in Chinese service.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Hanyang Arsenal
- Category
- Rifle
- Country
- China
- Status
- Discontinued
- Produced
- 1895 to 1947
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 740 mm
- Overall length
- 1250 mm
- Weight, empty
- 4.06 kg
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Bolt action
- Firing mechanism
- Striker fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Capacity
- 5
- Magazine
- Fixed box
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Blued
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 600 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 2304 J
- Effective range
- 500 m
- Maximum range
- 2000 m
- Rate of fire
- 15 rpm
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Mannlicher-style en-bloc clip magazine
Cock-on-open bolt action
Wooden handguard over the barrel
No barrel shroud (unlike the Gewehr 88)
Bayonet lug
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 36 7.92x57mm Mauser rifles | 4.06 kg | 4.00 kg | Heavier than about 70% |
| Overall lengthAmong 35 7.92x57mm Mauser rifles | 1250 mm | 1105 mm | Among the longest tenth |
| Barrel lengthAmong 35 7.92x57mm Mauser rifles | 740 mm | 600 mm | Longer than about 90% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 36 7.92x57mm Mauser rifles | 5 | 5 | Holds fewer rounds than about 60% |
Answers
Questions about the Hanyang 88
How much does the Hanyang 88 weigh?
The Hanyang 88 weighs 4.06 kg (8.95 lb) empty.
What caliber is the Hanyang 88?
The Hanyang 88 is chambered in 7.92x57mm Mauser.
How many rounds does the Hanyang 88 hold?
The Hanyang 88 holds 5 rounds, fed from a fixed box magazine.
How long is the Hanyang 88?
The Hanyang 88 is 1250 mm (49.2 in) long overall, with a 740 mm (29.1 in) barrel.
Who makes the Hanyang 88?
The Hanyang 88 is made by Hanyang Arsenal (China). It was designed by Hanyang Arsenal (after the German Gewehr-Pruefungskommission Gewehr 88).
When was the Hanyang 88 introduced?
The Hanyang 88 was introduced in 1895 and discontinued in 1947.
How does the Hanyang 88 operate?
The Hanyang 88 uses a bolt action, and its firing mechanism is striker fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
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Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
Provenance
Confidence in this record
78%
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/hanyang-88' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "hanyang-88", "name": "Hanyang 88", "manufacturer": { "id": "hanyang-arsenal", "name": "Hanyang Arsenal", "countryCode": "CN", "foundedYear": 1890, "website": null, "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-07-06 11:00:16", "updatedAt": "2026-07-06 11:00:16", "version": "82e8617dfb59516a3a5d0e91d20378c06c135acc1a5ff13c086b6b6c3ff25d84" }, "category": { "id": "rifle", "name": "Rifle", "description": "Long-barreled firearms designed for accurate shooting" }, "country_of_origin": "CN", "year_introduced": 1895, "barrel_length_mm": 740, "weight_empty_g": 4060, "action_type": "bolt_action"}