There should be. The Qing Dynasty ended in 1911, and box guns began mass production in 1896. Since the great powers of various countries carved up China at that time, countries were prohibited from buying rifle-type weapons to China, so there were many powerful box guns with bullets. Pistols are popular in China and are imported in large quantities.
The following is the time course and the history of box cannons:
In 1911, the Revolution of 1911 broke out and the Qing Dynasty was overthrown, ending China's two thousand years of feudal monarchy.
Box gun, also known as shell gun in China, is officially called Mauser Military Pistol. The Mauser factory obtained the patent on December 11, 1895, and officially produced it the following year. Because its holster is a wooden box, it is also called a box gun in China; if it is equipped with a 20-round magazine, it is called a big-bellied box. Its gun body is wide, so it is also called the big mirror. With a fully automatic function, also known as a speed machine, the Mauser pistol is a pistol manufactured by the Mauser Arsenal in Germany. It is one of the earliest automatic pistols in the world. Developed by the German Federer brothers and named after Mauser. The gun is 288 mm long, has a caliber of 7.63 mm, and weighs 1.24 kg. It is fed by a 20-round magazine. The bullet has a muzzle velocity of 425 meters per second. The shooting mode is single shot and continuous shot. The shooting speed is 900 rounds per minute. The effective range is 50-150 meters. This pistol has the advantages of high power, reliable action and easy use, and is widely spread in many countries around the world. China has been imitating it for a long time and it was widely used in the Anti-Japanese War. The 20-shot "shell gun" and "box gun" refer to this kind of pistol. Called the rapid-fire type (Schnellfeuer), it was mass-produced in May 1931. Another name that few people know is the Zilaide pistol. Many people think that only the rapid-fire type is called Zilaide. This is incorrect; in fact, Zilaide has always been the more formal general name for this type of pistol in China.
In the archives of the War Department of the Beiyang Government, there is a document stating that in September 1912, the War Department signed a contract with Carlowitz & Co. to purchase: "Seven Miles Six Three Zi Lai De" Two hundred Mauser pistols, with wooden handles, and five hundred bullets in each shot. The price is 58 taels of pure silver, and the price is 11,600 taels of pure silver. . Delivered at Tianjin pier. Customs duties excluded." This is evidence that the term "Zilaide Pistol" was already used in the first year of the Republic of China. It may be one of the first examples to be seen in official documents, while the rapid-fire type was not released until nearly twenty years later. will appear.