Shanxi Type 17

Factions	Weapon	Icon	Classes	Ammo
					VC	Shanxi Type 17		Medic Radioman	10 / 30

Damage Base	Headshot ×	Chest ×	Stomach ×	Leg ×	Arm ×	Bayonet	Rifle Grenades
								42	×2.4 = 100.8	×1.2 = 50.4	×1.15 = 48.3	×0.8 = 33.6	×0.7 = 29.4	NO	NO

Designation	Weapon Type	Fire Modes	Fire Rate	Bullet Spread °	Range Modifier	Muzzle Velocity	Projectile weight	Weight
				Type 17	Carbine	Semi	120 RPM	6.1° & 1.55° ADS	0.945	607 m/s	7.1 g (109.57 gr)	2.4 kg (5.29 lbs)

Full name	Caliber	Place of Origin	Date	Armory	Barrel Length	Total Length	Weapon Script Name
								Shanxi Type 17	.45 ACP	China	1928-1932	Taiyuan Arsenal	5.5 in (140 mm)	12.3 in (312 mm) + Stock	weapon_type17

HISTORY

During the Warlord era of Chinese history in the early 20th century, the province of Shanxi was ruled by warlord Yan Xishan, who had established a modern arms factory in his capital city of Taiyuan. Yan was equipping his troops with a locally-produced copy of the Thompson submachine gun, chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge, but was experiencing supply difficulties as his troops' sidearms were 7.63mm caliber C96 handguns.

Yan's solution was to produce a .45 ACP caliber version of the C96, thus standardizing ammunition and making supply logistics easier. Designated Type 17, production of the .45 caliber handgun began in 1928 at the Taiyuan Arsenal and ended in 1932. They are inscribed (in Chinese) "Type 17" on the left-hand side of the gun, and "Republic Year Eighteen, Made in Shansi" on the right-hand side. They were issued (along with Thompson SMGs) to railway guards in the province as a defense against bandits and other warlords.

Besides being chambered for a larger cartridge, the Shanxi .45 pistols use a noticeably larger frame than their 7.63mm counterparts, with the 10-round magazine extending below the trigger guard and a 140 mm (5.5 in) barrel. It was loaded using two five-round stripper clips rather than the single 10-round stripper clips of the standard 7.63mm Mauser. Because of the overall increase in size, Type 17 pistols share no interchangeable parts with any other C96 variant.

Most of the Shanxi .45 pistols were melted down after the communist victory in the Chinese Civil War, largely due to their odd caliber for Chinese communist standards, but a few examples were exported overseas for sale on the commercial market. Approximately 8,500 Shanxi .45 caliber broomhandle pistols are believed to have been produced by the Taiyuan Arsenal, but there is some debate as to how many of the Shanxi .45 caliber broomhandle pistols currently on the commercial market were actually produced for Yan's troops, and how many are more recent productions for the US collectors' market.
SOURCE

Here is a 14 page PDF on the Type 17: https://www.vgca.net/files/articles/Article_65b63c46870529aeaa386a7e.pdf

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  A Chinese soldier seen aiming the Shanxi Type 17

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