7.92×57mm Patrone 88

Patrone 88

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Key specs

Type: Rifle
Origin: Germany
Designer: German Rifle Testing Commission
Introduced: 1888
Case type: rimless, bottleneck
Bullet diameter: 8.09 mm
Case length: 57.00 mm
Overall length: 82.00 mm
Typical bullet: 225.3 gr
Typical velocity: 620 m/s
Typical energy: 2,806 J

Weapons chambered for it 2

RiflesGewehr 987.92×57mm Mauser, 7.92×57mm Patrone 88Germany · 1898

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

Cartridges based on it 1

7.92×57mm Mauser

Sources

Wikipedia: Patrone 88, Wikipedia