List of 7.92×57mm Mauser firearms

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The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge. This ammunition was developed from the Patrone 88 and was introduced in 1903. 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]

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Name Type Country Image Years of service Notes
Schwarzlose machine gun Light machine gun  Austria-Hungary 1920–1940s Export variants.
MG 30 Light machine gun  Austria
  Switzerland 		1930–1940s
FN Model 24 and Model 30 Bolt-action rifle  Belgium 1924–1986 Variant of Gewehr 98.[3]
FN Model 1949 Semi-automatic rifle  Belgium 1949– Export variant for Egypt.[4]
FN Model 1930 and Model D Light machine gun  Belgium 1930– Export 7.92×57mm Mauser variant of M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle.[5]
Bren light machine gun Light machine gun  Canada 1940–1952 Export variant for China, made by John Inglis and Company in Canada.[6]
Chiang Kai-shek rifle Bolt-action rifle  China 1935–1980s Chinese variant of Mauser Standardmodell.
vz. 24 Bolt-action rifle  Czechoslovakia 1924–1960s
vz. 33 Bolt-action carbine  Czechoslovakia 1934–1954
ZB vz. 26 Light machine gun  Czechoslovakia 1926–present
ZB-53 Medium machine gun  Czechoslovakia 1937–1960s
Hakim Rifle Semi-automatic rifle  Egypt 1950–present Variant of Automatgevär m/42.[7]
Hotchkiss M1922 Light machine gun  France 1922–1950s Export variant.
Gewehr 88/05 Bolt-action rifle  Germany 1905–1945 Rechambered from the original Patrone 88 cartridge.[8]
Gewehr 98 Bolt-action rifle  Germany 1898–1945
Karabiner 98AZ Bolt-action carbine  Germany 1908–1945 Carbine variant of Gewehr 98.
Karabiner 98k Bolt-action rifle  Germany 1935–1945
Volkssturmgewehr 1 Bolt-action rifle  Germany 1945
Volkssturmgewehr 2 Bolt-action rifle  Germany 1945
Gewehr 43 Semi-automatic rifle  Germany 1943–1945
FG 42 Automatic rifle  Germany 1943–1970s
MG 08 Heavy machine gun  Germany 1908–1945
MG 13 Light machine gun  Germany 1930–1940s
MG 15 Light machine gun  Germany 1933–1945 Flexible aircraft mount variant developed from MG 30.
MG 17 Light machine gun  Germany 1936–1945 Fixed aircraft mount variant developed from MG 30.
MG 34 General-purpose machine gun  Germany 1936–1945
MG 42 General-purpose machine gun  Germany 1942–present
43M rifle Bolt-action rifle  Hungary 1943–1950s 7.92×57mm Mauser variant of 35M rifle.
Type 98 Army machine gun Light machine gun  Japan 1938–1945 Japanese Army variant of MG 15.
Type 1 Navy machine gun Light machine gun  Japan 1941–1945 Japanese Navy variant of MG 15.
Karabinek wz. 1929 Bolt-action rifle  Poland 1930–1945
Kbsp wz. 1938M Semi-automatic rifle  Poland 1938–1940s
Browning wz. 1928 Light machine gun  Poland 1930–1945 Polish variant of M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle.
Besa machine gun Medium machine gun  United Kingdom 1939–1960s British variant of ZB-53.
Zastava M48 Bolt-action rifle  Yugoslavia 1950–present Variant of FN Model 24.
Zastava M76 Semi-automatic designated marksman rifle  Yugoslavia 1978–present

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Venturino, Mike (2022). "THE 8MM MAUSER: A ROSE — OR CARTRIDGE — BY ANY OTHER NAME". gunsmagazine.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  2. ^ Pinsky, Jay (6 December 2019). "The Lonesome Story Of The Long-Lost 8mm". gundigest.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  3. ^ Smith, W. H. B; Smith, Joseph E. (1963) [1948]. The Book of Rifles. National Rifle Association of America. pp. 116–117.
  4. ^ Johnson, Wayne (2004). "The FN-49, The last elegant old-world military rifle", Wet Dog Publications, ISBN 0-9707997-2-1: p. 46-49.
  5. ^ Lorain, Piere (September 1979). "Le F.M. BAR" [The BAR automatic rifle]. La Gazette des Armes (in French). No. 74. p. 15..
  6. ^ Grant, Neil (2013). The Bren Gun. Weapon 22. Osprey Publishing. pp. 22 & 24. ISBN 978-1782000822.
  7. ^ Bodinson, Holt (2017-06-06). "The Strange Egyptian Hakim". GUNS Magazine. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  8. ^ 8×57mm IS cartridge portrait – Totgesagte leben länger, Wild und Hund 11/2006 (in German) Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
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