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6.5×55mm Swedish, also known simply as 6.5×55mm, 6.5x55 SE, 6.5x55 Swede, or in its native military as 6.5 mm patron m/94 (6.5 mm ptr m/94), meaning "6.5 mm cartridge model 94", referring to 1894, is a first-generation smokeless powder rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. The cartridge has most users in the Scandinavian countries, where it ...
The M69 was of very similar appearance to the M58E and retained the refurbished Mauser military action, but with some detail differences amongst which the bolt handle was reshaped to a lower profile, fitting into a Kar98k-style recess in the stock on some examples. It was available chambered in 6.5×55mm Swedish Mauser and 7.62×51mm NATO.
The Model 1896 rifle in 6.5×55mm (6,5 mm Gevär m/96) was adopted in 1896 for infantry use, replacing the Model 1867–1889 Remington rolling block rifle in 8×58mmR Danish Krag. Swedish production (under license) started in 1898 at Carl Gustafs, but additional rifles were produced by Mauser during 1899 and 1900 because of delays in shipping ...
Used in 6.5×55mm by John Larsen, 1952 Olympic Gold medalist in 100 meter running deer. ca. 1950 Norway: Liegeoise 1888: 7.65x53mm Mauser: 1888 Belgium: Ross rifle.303 British (7.70×56 mm R) 1903-1918 Canada: PAR-1 [19] 7.62×39mm Belgium: General Liu rifle: 7.9x57mm S-Patrone: 1914-1918 Republic of China: MTB 1925 (only prototype) 6.5x52mm ...
While the Ag m/42 fired the 6.5×55mm cartridge, Egypt owned large stockpiles of 8×57mm Mauser ammunition, much of it left behind from World War II. To take advantage of the large stockpile, the Hakim was further re-engineered to accept the larger cartridge, which also necessitated the addition of a permanent, non removable muzzle brake to ...
The round of ammunition is also known as 6.5×55 Krag, 6.5×55 Scan (Scandinavia), 6.5×55 Mauser, 6.5×55 Swedish, and 6.5×55 Nor (Norwegian), but they all referred to the same cartridge. Some historians have assumed that there was a difference in cartridge blueprint measurements between Swedish and Norwegian 6.5×55mm ammunition, but this ...
Used in Denmark: Danish Krag–Jørgensen [citation needed] and various rebuilt Mauser K98k actions, such as the Schultz & Larsen M52, M58 and M69. Early in the 1980s, the Norwegian association had the lowest supply of M98 actions needed to build their current rifle models, with a supply expected to suffice for 6-8 years of production. [ 3 ]
The rifle is delivered from the factory with a stock made of either walnut, laminate, plastic ... 6.5x55 mm; 7x64 mm; 8x57 mm; 9.3x62 mm; 9.3x66 mm; Large (L).300 Win Mag