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[–] Tervell@hexbear.net 4 points 3 weeks ago

I assume 7.62x25mm by the curvature of the magazine

https://www.forgottenweapons.com/submachine-guns/chinese-thompson-smg/

The Soviets gave submachine guns to the KMT and later the Communists, and the PRC set up its own production of the PPSh-41 and PPS-43, so they already had experience with that caliber. Although I'm not sure if these particular guns were made during the war with Japan or afterwards