Complex sentence: In 1923 the Hanyang Munitions Works began making a copy of the Mauser C.96, the result was the Hanyang C96, about 13,000 copies were produced, it is sometimes described as the "fancier" of the two Chinese copies.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1923 the Hanyang Munitions Works began making a copy of the Mauser C.96. The result was the Hanyang C96, about 13,000 copies being produced, it is sometimes described as the "fancier" of the two Chinese copies.