Qing Militia 1944-1950 (保護器)

The Qing Imperial Militia (Chinese: 清帝國民兵) called the Bǎohù (保護) or the 13 Banners consisted of poorly armed militia divisions (13 divisions) called banners (in memory of the old Manchu organisation) raised in 1944 by the Order of Pu Yi in order to defend the cities of the Qing from rebellions and unrest. Their uniforms consisted of kaki and light yellow tunics and pants. They had ammo pouches of 1-4 cartridges as most of them used rifles. The yellow and red banners that operated in Peking were armed with MP40 and Type 100 smgs and carried around 3 magazines. The Baohu worked as police forces and some banners were sent in help of the Reorganized State to help them in the siege of Nanking during the Red Coat's Rebellion.