Mercenary’s War
Chapter 1198 - 1198 1181 Buy!

1198: Chapter 1181 Buy!

Buy!

Buy!

1198: Chapter 1181 Buy!

Buy!

Buy!

It’s indeed delightful to encounter the gun you want and to be able to buy it on a whim.

Gao Yang and his friends were all in a good mood, but they were anxious waiting at the gun stall for his identity to be verified; they were eager to pay and move on.

However, after buying a few more guns, the identity verification and registering of the gun numbers turned out to be quite a hassle.

Buying guns in America is easy and convenient, but there are many restrictions.

To buy a gun, one must be an American citizen or a green card holder, have no criminal record, no drug abuse history, and not be wanted by the law or have a history of violence; only then is one eligible to legally purchase a gun.

The identities of Gao Yang and his friends were fake ones provided by Little Donnie, so of course, they had no negative records-clean as saints.

With no issues with their identities, they could buy guns with just their driver’s licenses.

Then, the gun seller would have to provide a form for Gao Yang and his friends to fill out on the spot.

After they filled out the form, the seller would take it to the FBI to verify their identities.

Only after confirmation that there were no issues could Gao Yang and his friends pay and receive their guns.

Since it was a gun exhibition, the FBI had a specialized service point there with plenty of staff, making identity verification quite convenient.

While waiting for the stall owner to take the form to the FBI service point for identity verification, Gao Yang looked around and said anxiously, “Buying guns at the exhibition is convenient, but still too slow.

How much time is this going to take?”

Jack laughed and said, “Next time you like a gun, I’ll buy it for you.

I have a firearms dealer’s license, there are very few procedures needed for me to buy guns.

I can just do another procedure for you back in Portland, it’s quite convenient.”

Gao Yang laughed and said, “Why didn’t you say so earlier?

If we had known it was more convenient for you to buy, we wouldn’t have waited.”

Just as Gao Yang was speaking, he saw Yelena running over through the crowd with a look of urgency on her face.

Gao Yang hurried over and asked loudly, “What’s wrong?

Slow down, what happened?”

When Yelena got to Gao Yang, she said with a troubled expression, “I saw a gun that you will definitely like, and I wanted to buy it for you as a surprise.

But California law requires a green card to purchase a gun, and since I don’t have one, I can’t buy it.

I can’t even give you a surprise.”

Yelena didn’t need a fake identity at all, she was in America on a student visa, neither a green card holder nor a US citizen.

Laws vary across America’s states, so although she could buy guns in some states with her identity, she could not in California.

Gao Yang initially thought something serious had happened, but after hearing Yelena’s voice filled with regret and frustration, he let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile, “I thought something happened.

It’s okay, I can register it with my identity.

You pay for it and it’s the same as giving it to me right?

What gun is it?

Let’s go have a look.”

After letting out a sigh of regret, Yelena waved her hand and said, “You’ll definitely like it, it’s a Mauser C96.

Didn’t you tell me you always hoped to get a Mauser C96 after watching movies when you were a kid?”

Gao Yang replied immediately, “Let’s go see it.”

Holding Gao Yang’s hand, Yelena wove through the crowd and finally pointed to a stall saying, “It’s right here.”

Driven by Gao Yang and her own growing interest in guns to please him, Yelena wasn’t clueless about guns anymore but rather had a fair bit of knowledge.

Yelena picked up a short-barreled Broomhandle, asked excitedly, “Do you like it?

It comes with the original wooden box, made in 1927.”

Gao Yang, without even looking at the gun in Yelena’s hands, suddenly took her in his arms and planted a firm kiss on her face, then turned to look at the line of Broomhandles on the table, saying with excitement, “Do I like it?

I love it!

This is the Big Red Nine!

This big mirror sight, F**k, my God, this is the Big Eye magazine made by Taiyuan Arsenal, .45 caliber Jin-made Type 17, this one is, this one is the Twenty Shots Long Barrel Big Mirror Surface, this one has the big belly magazine, this one, this is the Self-loader!

Look here, it’s written right here, in Chinese characters, Self-loader pistol!”

Gao Yang was so moved he was almost in tears.

Picking up a clone of the 11.43mm Type 17 produced by the Taiyuan Arsenal, Gao Yang spoke with excitement, “Sir, are these guns for sale?

I mean, all of them?”

Seeing Gao Yang listing off all the models as if they were precious to him, the old man sitting behind the stall with completely white hair and beard suddenly asked, “Are you a Huaxia person?”

Gao Yang nodded and said, “Yes, I am a Huaxia person.”

The old man nodded, then said earnestly, “I knew it.

Other than Huaxia People, very few are so familiar with these Mauser pistols.”

Gao Yang, holding a Taiyuan Arsenal imitation of the 11.43mm Type 17, said with enthusiasm, “Sir, are these guns for sale?

As in, all of them for sale?”

The old man sighed and said helplessly, “Yes, everything is for sale.”

Gao Yang immediately became excited and said, “I want them all!

I want them all!

I want them all!”

Surprisingly, the old man seemed somewhat troubled and after looking at Gao Yang, said sternly, “But these are very expensive.”

Gao Yang waved his hand dismissively and said without concern, “Buy!

Buy!

Buy!”

Why is Gao Yang so excited?

Because this is the plot, and any Huaxia People who have watched old movies would understand.

The Mauser C96 originally referred specifically to the Mauser military pistols with short barrels, but later came to generally refer to Mauser military pistols and a complex system of replicas.

In Huaxia, the formal name for the Mauser C96 should be the “Self-loader” or “Broomhandle guns,” but the most widely spread name is probably “Box Cannon.”

What Gao Yang has is a Box Cannon, and he’s utterly fascinated by this gun he has seen since he was young.

He might not think about using it, but he definitely wants to collect it.

Speaking of Box Cannons, there’s just so much to talk about.

Besides Germany, which purchased a small amount during World War I for their equipment, no other country adopted the Mauser C96 as standard-issue pistol.

After World War I, Huaxia, due to military arms embargoes by Western powers, couldn’t acquire automatic weapons and thus massively imported the Mauser C96 for use as submachine guns.

In 1931, the Mauser factory modified the Mauser C96, launching a version that used a detachable twenty-round magazine for semi-automatic or fully automatic firing, which the factory called the ‘Rapid-Fire’ model.

In Huaxia, however, it was called the “Quick-Slow mechanism,” being the first semi-automatic pistol capable of continuous fire.

The Mauser factory produced a total of approximately 1,000,000 Mauser military pistols, of which about seven hundred thousand were sold to China.

The total number produced by other countries replicating the Mauser far exceeds the number from the Mauser factory itself; countries like Spain and Canada heavily replicated the Mauser C96, and similarly, most of these replicas were also exported to Huaxia.

The Mauser C96 was unpopular in Europe because it was too large for a pistol, making it cumbersome to carry, and it had heavy recoil, with severe muzzle rise, making it too powerful and hard to control as a pistol.

Furthermore, when used as a submachine gun, it was too difficult to fire accurately in quick succession, and most importantly, it was too expensive.

But why was it popular in Huaxia?

Initially, there was no other choice due to necessity – this was a very important reason – but later on, when Huaxia could import other weapons, they still massively imported Box Cannons, simply because the Huaxia People knew how to properly use them.

The Huaxia People turned the Box Cannon into something incredible.

The European headache of the muzzle rise problem was simply solved by the Huaxia People by tilting the gun and firing sideways.

With the gun turned, they would pull the trigger non-stop at close range towards a group of enemies.

Twenty bullets sweeping across horizontally would take down many at once.

That’s how Huaxia People used the Box Cannon as a submachine gun.

Only Huaxia People liked the Mauser C96, and only Huaxia People knew how to use the Mauser C96.

This was internationally recognized.

Any collector of this handgun would definitely be aware of this, as most of the remaining Mauser C96 pistols are in some way related to Huaxia.

The gun-selling old man should have been happy to sell his guns, but when Gao Yang confirmed he would take all of his guns, the old man became worried and sad.

After sighing again and looking at the pile of Mausers in front of him, the old man sighed softly and said, “Alright, if you want them all, I’ll sell them all to you.

Selling these guns to a Huaxia person feels like the right destiny.

However, sir, my guns are not cheap.”

Gao Yang was too excited.

When he saw Yelena holding a C96 with a slightly embarrassed look, Gao Yang put down the Big Eye magazine he was holding, took the gun from Yelena’s hand, and hugged Yelena again, shouting, “My dear, I’m so happy, I love the gift you gave me.”

After speaking to Yelena, Gao Yang then excitedly said to the old man, “As long as your price is fair, I will not haggle.”

Just then, Li Jinfang and Cui Bo had finished the paperwork and came over with Jack and the others.

Seeing the pistols in front of Gao Yang, both Cui Bo and Li Jinfang were taken aback, then simultaneously exclaimed, “Box Cannons!”

Cui Bo excitedly said, “Holy shit!

Jackpot!

Buy!

Buy!

Buy!”

Gao Yang glared and shouted loudly, “You two don’t even think about it this time!

These are gifts from Yelena to me.

Let me tell you both, just scram!”

As Gao Yang and the others started to argue again, Jack looked at the old man in amazement and said, “Are you Mr.

Federer?”

After looking at Jack, the old man replied with a puzzled face, “I am Federer, who are you?”

Jack said excitedly, “I’m Jack from Allian Mossen Studio.

I’ve had the honor to visit your collection before.

Why would you sell your collection?”

(To be continued.

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