Mauser C96 with SMR stamp?

[BruceP]

From a post on the Gunboards forum: https://forums.gunbo...Railway-pistols

Wondering if anyone knows of the Japanese using German Mausers during the war? The railway stamp COULD be South Manchurian Railway.

[BruceP]

Some pics with sources shown. Multiple images of Chinese soldiers using Mausers. SMR was in China, and the various railways had their own police/soldier guard units. So it's definitely within the realm of possiblities that one of the raiways (there were more than just SMR) stamped this weapon.

[GeorgeP]

Certainly looks railway related, but to what seems unclear.

Tom