5.M1 carbine

Working mode: semi/fully automatic

Diameter: .30" (7.62mm)

Magazine: 15/30 rounds

Rate of fire: 550 rounds / min

The gun is easier to master than a pistol, more effective than heavy machine guns at medium and long distances, and is well suited as a portable weapon for mortar, heavy machine gun and rocket artillery detachments. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

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There are several types, and there are many weapons that Wang Liang can't name, and there are a lot of dazzling colors.

"Dürer, if I didn't look away, these weapons are all new this year, where did you get them?" Wang Liang weighed the M1 carbine in his hand and asked Abdul.

As a military cadet, Wang Liang naturally knows these firearms.

Although some of these appeared in the First World War, these in the basement of Dürer are all new models after improvement.

According to Wang Liang's judgment, these weapons are of American origin, and they were produced this year.

"Haha, brother, you read that right, these weapons came in June. My father was an arms dealer in Arabia and knew a lot of American brokers, and after my father died, I controlled all of these networks, and these weapons were bought from American suppliers. Coincidentally, they were supposed to transport weapons to Africa, but the boat broke down on the way and had to anchor on an island in the Philippines. I just bought some weapons from them, and you know, the weapons on the partisan side are too rubbish. I prefer these American goods in comparison. Abdul explained.

"Dürer, you also sold arms? Meet the U.S. Arms Dealers? Wang Liang was shocked by Dürer's answer, it is really not easy to get arms from the Americans.

"Of course, since my grandfather, our family has been in the arms buying and selling business. Bashir Zakharov, you know? Du Le smiled smugly and asked Wang Liangdao.

Bashir Zakharov?

Wang Liang carefully searched for this person's name in his mind, and suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to mind.

This is a sparkling arms dealer.

Basil Zakharov (1849.10.06-1936.11.27), the most famous arms dealer before and after World War I, his real name was Basilios Zaharias, a Greek ethnicity, born in Ottoman Turkey, sold a large number of arms to Russia, and later became a French citizen, when many French people regarded him as a compatriot, he was an agent of the British arms company, Britain awarded him the Grand Cross and the title of Knight of the Bath, supported Greek expansion during the Greco-Turkish War, and withdrew from public view after the disastrous defeat.

"Why, you're not going to tell me Basil Zakharov is your grandfather, are you?"

Wang Liang smiled, feeling that Durer was about to start bragging.

This kid made two boxes of arms and ripped out Basil Zakharov, the man of the First World War.

As soon as you hear this name, you know that you are Russian, and you have a relationship with an Arab.

But then Abdul's answer almost made Wang Liang's little heart pop out, "Yes, he is one of my grandfathers, but not a pro." My grandfather and I were business partners, and the two of them were in the arms business together. ”

Why did the mention of Basil Zakharov surprise Wang Liang so much?

This has to start with this person's experience.

Zakharov lived a mysterious life, and he was nicknamed "the mysterious man of Europe".

His mystery is first and foremost manifested in his birth, some say he was born on the shores of Anatolia, some say he was born somewhere in Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), and some say he was born in Russia.

It is generally believed that Zakharov was born on October 6, 1849, in a place called Mula, near Ankara, the capital of present-day Turkey, and moved to Constantinople at the age of three.

As an adult, Zakharov worked as a tour guide, a firefighter and later as a comprador in a trading house run by his family.

In 1873, after Zakharov was freed from being sued by a trading partner for commercial fraud, he was no longer able to develop in Turkey and went to Greece.

Zakharov spent almost 4 years in Athens, making a living doing various odd jobs.

During this time, Zakharov unexpectedly became acquainted with the Greek politician Aetine Skolodis, who admired Zakharov's eloquence.

Eventually, the well-connected Skolodis introduced Zakharov to the Swedish gunsmith Nordenfeld as his arms sales agent.

When Zakharov heard the news, he was moved to tears - he finally had the opportunity to use his talents.

On 14 October 1877, Zakharov began his most illustrious career when he was officially appointed trade representative of the Nordenfeld Automatic Weapons Company, although initially he was paid £5 a week. At this time, Zakharov had just turned 28 years old.

At that time, Russia was joining forces with Romania to attack Turkey and force the Turkish Sultan to recognize Bulgaria's independence, and all the Balkan countries saw the imminent collapse of the Turkish Empire and strengthened their armaments in order to seize as much territory as possible.

In 1885, Zakharov sold Nordenfeld's steam-powered submarines to the Greek government, and then went to Turkey, Greece's enemy, to convince them that Greek submarines were threatening them, and Turkey bought two. This is not the end, Zakharov went to tell the Russians that the new Turkish submarines would threaten the Russian Black Sea Fleet, so the Russians also bought two.

However, Zakharov's greatest legend is associated with the Maxim machine gun, nicknamed the "Scythe of Death". In the 80s of the 19th century, Maxim began to compete with Nordenfeld in the automatic weapons market, and Zakharov used a series of means to obstruct it, so that the Maxim machine gun failed several times in the international bidding market.

After learning Zakharov's power, Makqin merged with Nordenfeld at a considerable price.

In the process, Zakharov managed to build relationships with influential people in the European military-industrial sector and in the upper social circles, and became a dominant salesman for the new company.

Gradually, Nordenfeld withdrew from the field of arms, and Zakharov took his place as a partner of Maxim.

Although the frequent wars of the late 19th century, such as the Sino-Japanese War, the Spanish-American War, and the Boer War, provided good opportunities for arms dealers to make money, Zakharov valued Russian orders the most, mainly because the Russian army was the largest in Europe at the time, and the Tsar did not hesitate to spend money on the army.