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6.5×53mmR

6.5×53mmR (6.5×53.5mmR)

6.5×53mmR
Photo: MADSEN 765 · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Type
Rifle
Origin
Austria-Hungary
Designer
Steyr Mannlicher, Ferdinand Mannlicher
Introduced
1892
Case type
rimmed, bottleneck
Bullet diameter
6.65 mm
Case length
53.50 mm
Overall length
77.47 mm
Typical bullet
159 gr
Typical velocity
742 m/s
Typical energy
2,779 J

Weapons chambered for it 3

Machine gunsLewis gun.303 British, .30-06 Springfield, 6.5×53mmR, 7.62×54mmR, 7.65×53mm Mauser, 7.92×57mm MauserUnited States · 1913
Machine gunsMadsen machine gun7.92×57mm Mauser, .30-06 Springfield, .303 British, 6.5×52mm Carcano, 6.5×53mmR, 6.5×55mm Swedish, 7.62×51mm NATO, 7.62×54mmR, 7.65×53mm Mauser, 7.92×57mm Patrone 88, 7×57mm Mauser, 8×50mmR Lebel, 8×50mmR Mannlicher, 8×58mmR Danish KragDenmark · 1902
Machine gunsSchwarzlose machine gun8×50mmR Mannlicher, .303 British, 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka, 6.5×52mm Carcano, 6.5×53mmR, 6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer, 6.5×55mm Swedish, 7.62×54mmR, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 8×56mmRAustria · 1907

Cartridges based on it 1

6.5×54mm Mannlicher–Schönauer

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: 6.5×53mmR, Wikipedia