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Old September 18, 2012, 02:10 PM   #46
Scorch
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Well, then, here's a question for you folks. Why are there different Mauser military cartridges and why isn't the 6.5 one of them?
There is a 6.5X57, introduced in 1893, but it was never adopted by any government as a military cartridge. It is slightly more powerful than the 6.5X55mm Swedish cartridge. Mauser also developed the 6X57mm (just think, 6mm Remington 75 years before Remington thought about it), 7X57, 7.5X57 (yes, that is 30 caliber), 8X57, 9X57 (.356"), 9.3X57 (.366"), 9.5X57 (.375"), 10.15X57 (.410"), and 10.75X57 (.424"). All based on the 57mm case. Then there was the Mauser 54mm case . . .

BTW, one of the things Mauser had patented was the case design, which they used to successfully plead their case on patent infringement against the US Government. Even though the 30 Government cartridge of 1903 was longer, it used their case head size.

6.5X55 was developed jointly by Mauser and the Swedish military and adopted by the Swedish military in 1894. 7.65X53 was developed and adopted by Belgium but is famous as the 7.65 Argentine cartridge here in the US.
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