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However, civilian hunters didn't want to give up on this round, so a new cartridge was designed by the German arms manufacturer Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken (DWM). Extending the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge case by 3 mm (2 mm of lengthened body plus 1 mm of lengthened neck) created the 8×60mm S. The 8×60mm S bullet diameter is 8.22 mm ...
Kropatschek's rifles used a tubular magazine (constructed of nickel-plated steel) of his design, of the same type used in the Japanese Murata Type 22 and the German Mauser Gewehr 1871/84. While designed for black powder , the Kropatschek action proved to be strong enough to handle smokeless powder .
Standard 7.92×57mm Mauser armor-piercing K bullet introduced in mid-1917. Note the tool-steel core protruding from the rear of the bullet to form a boat tail. A tracer variation of the K bullet. The K bullet (from German 'Kern', core) was a 7.92×57mm Mauser armor-piercing bullet with a tool steel core designed to be fired from a standard ...
The Mauser company bolt action development resulted in the Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k rifle series that were the latest in a line of Mauser bolt-action rifles that started with the Mauser Model 1889 and were adapted in 1889 and the 1890s as service rifles by several countries. The bolt-action design used for the Gewehr 98 was patented by Paul ...
It was adopted by the German Empire in 1905 and was the standard cartridge of German military in both World Wars. This cartridge were also adopted by other countries and one of the world's most popular military cartridges in the 20th century. [1] The 7.92×57mm Mauser is still a popular sport and hunting cartridge in the 21st century. [2]
A hybrid between Arisaka and Mauser 4 produced in the Japanese puppet state Manchukuo and before. [70] Around 140,000 are estimated to have been produced in total. [71] Most of the weapons are using the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge, but some have turned up chambered in 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka. [72] China Manchukuo: Arisaka Type 30 Arisaka Type 38: 6 ...
Parts kits for only 30 complete rifles were produced before the war ended. The StG 45(M) had an elevated iron sights line over the bore axis in part to optimize the maximum point-blank range of the compared to full-power rifle cartridges modest external ballistic performance of the 7.92×33mm Kurz cartridge, ergonomics and recoil management.
The M1897 was chambered for a new 7.8mm Bergmann cartridge, which was created in response to insufficient performance of prior cartridges used both with the 1894 and the 1896. The 7.8mm Bergmann was designed in direct competition with the 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridge, used in the rival Mauser C96 pistol design. [ 1 ]