>In terms of modern production, that's undoubtedly true. In the sort
>of classical era of semiautos (ca. 1900-1940), China still holds the
>record in my book. That whole "competing
>warlords/Nationalists/Communists/old-school British China Hands/the
>Japanese and their hangers-on/the Russians, sometimes/mercenaries and
>like what" period led to some really interesting, creative, and
>often face-slappingly dumb stuff. Well, yeah, point. But, as noted, "most people" today have no appreciation of, or even knowledge of, history.
>(That said, I totally want one of those
>Martini-Henry pistols, just for a desk
>ornament. I'd never be daft enough to try and shoot the thing. :)
Put it in a display case on the wall, along with other wonderfully daft creations. Definitely.
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