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The second contract was for the Egyptian government, consisting of 100 rifles chambered to fire the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge (also popularly known as 8mm Mauser). It was ordered on May 30, 1948 and delivered by June 10, 1949. While initially a small contract delivery, Egypt would eventually purchase 37,602 SAFN 1949 rifles total. [7]
The 7.92×57mm Mauser (designated as the 8mm Mauser or 8×57mm by the SAAMI [2] and 8 × 57 IS by the C.I.P. [3]) is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. The 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge was adopted by the German Empire in 1903–1905, and was the German service cartridge in both World Wars. In the first half of the 20th century, the 7.92× ...
Mauser Model 1889: Bolt-action rifle Germany: 1914–1918 Rechambered from the original 7.65×53mm Mauser. Mauser Standardmodell: Bolt-action rifle Germany: 1924–1960s Derived from the Gewehr 98. Karabiner 98k: Bolt-action rifle Germany: 1935–present Gewehr 98/40: Bolt-action rifle Germany: 1940–1945 German-contract 7.92×57mm Mauser ...
Bullets had the manufacturer code over the Quarter number and two-digit year of production engraved on the base (e.g. Pk/2-26 is Zaklady Amunicyjne, Pocisk, 2nd Quarter of 1926). 8mm Lebel "Balle D" bullets were differenced from 7.9mm Mauser bullets by a capital letter "D" inset between the contractor code and the date (e.g. Pk/D/2-26).
Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH resumed the production of the Mauser models M 98 and M 98 Magnum again, according to the original drawings and respective Mauser patents of the Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98k. In 2000, Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH and its European sister companies ( J.P. Sauer & Sohn , Blaser and Swiss Arms ) were unified by the German investors ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in an online map. [1]
The widespread availability of standard size Mauser 98 rifles and the fact that the .375 H&H Magnum cartridge and its necked down version the .300 H&H Magnum with approximately 72 mm (2.83 in) case length were too long to fit in standard sized Mauser 98 bolt-action rifles makes the shorter 8×68mm S, 6.5×68mm and .375 Hölderlin interesting ...
Kingdom of Romania: [6] Model 1907/12 in 8mm. [33] Converted to 7.62×54mmR, metal belt feeding and fitted with a larger water jacket. [34] Around 1,000 of these machine guns were converted to 7.92×57mm Mauser and remained in service during World War II with the border guards and marines, and occasionally as anti-aircraft guns. [35] Russian ...