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General Liu Rifle
The General Liu Rifle is an experimental early Chinese self-loading rifle, named after its designer General Ch'ing-en Liu (Chinese: 劉慶恩, Pinyin: Liu Qing En), the first Superintendent of Hanyang Arsenal. General Liu went to USA in 1914 to procure machinery for the Hanyang Arsenal from the Pratt & Whitney Tool Company. The rifle was first tested in Beijing in 1916, one made by Pratt & Whitney, the other made in Hanyang. The US Army Ordnance Office also tested the rifle in 1918. The rifle's production machinery from Pratt & Whitney were delivered to Shanghai in 1919, but the rifle never entered production, and General Liu himself suffered a paralyzing stroke in 1919. The machinery were eventually repurposed for the production of bolt-action rifles instead.
The rifle's method of operation can be between gas-trap semi-auto to straight-pull bolt action by rotating a cylinder located on the muzzle. During testing, it was revealed that inconsistent manufacture due to the lack of proper machinery in China caused failures in the semi-automatic operation, therefore the bolt-action operation served as a backup should the other fail.
Specifications
(1916-1918)
- Type: Semi-automatic rifle / Straight-pull bolt-action rifle
- Caliber: 7.92×57mm Mauser
- Length: 48.2 in (122.4 cm)
- Barrel length: 25.5 in (64.8 cm)
- Weight: 10.4 lbs (4.7 kg)
- Feed System: 6-round fixed box magazine
- Fire Modes: Straight-pull Bolt Action, Semi-Auto
The General Liu Rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battlefield 1 | Introduced in "In the Name of the Tsar" DLC (2017) | 2016 |