Chinese-made Type 50 sub-machine guns like this one were used by Chinese and North Korean troops during the Korean War, and supplied to the North Vietnamese Army in the early stages of the Vietnam War.
National Army Museum Te Mata Toa Accession Number: 1978.186 Permission of the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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'Chinese Type 50 sub-machine gun', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/chinese-machine-gun, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 30-Jun-2020
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