7.92×57mm Mauser
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The 7.92×57mm Mauser is a German rifle and machine-gun cartridge widely used by the Wehrmacht in World War II, notably in weapons like the MG 34 and MG 42.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bottlenecked rifle cartridge
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machine gun cartridge ⓘ rifle cartridge ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
7.9mm Mauser
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8mm Mauser ⓘ 8×57mm IS ⓘ 8×57mm Mauser ⓘ |
| baseDiameter | 11.95 mm ⓘ |
| bulletDiameter | 8.22 mm ⓘ |
| caseLength | 57 mm ⓘ |
| caseType | rimless bottleneck ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| designed | 1890s ⓘ |
| designedFor | Mauser Gewehr 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inServiceDuring |
World War I
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ interwar period ⓘ post–World War II conflicts ⓘ |
| militaryDesignation | Patrone S ⓘ |
| neckDiameter | 9.08 mm ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
influenced later 7.62 mm class military cartridges
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standard German service rifle cartridge in both World Wars ⓘ widely exported and adopted by many countries ⓘ |
| overallLength | 80.6 mm ⓘ |
| parentCase | 7.92×57mm I ⓘ |
| primerType | large rifle ⓘ |
| rimDiameter | 11.95 mm ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1905 ⓘ |
| shoulderDiameter | 10.95 mm ⓘ |
| standardBulletWeight |
154 grains
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198 grains ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | C.I.P. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleEnergy | 3600 J ⓘ |
| typicalMuzzleVelocity | 760 m/s ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Czechoslovakia
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German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ Luftwaffe ground forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Waffen-SS NERFINISHED ⓘ Wehrmacht ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ various NATO countries (early postwar) ⓘ |
| usedIn |
FG 42
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Gewehr 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ Karabiner 98k NERFINISHED ⓘ MG 34 NERFINISHED ⓘ MG 42 NERFINISHED ⓘ StG 44 prototypes ⓘ |
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