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The Zastava M1899 in 7×57mm is a variant of the Mauser Model 1895, it was produced under license by Zastava Arms from 1899 to 1915. [10] Depending on the slight modifications during the production, they were designated M1899, M1899/07 and M1899/08. [11] 10,000 carbines, designated M1899/07 or M1907 were also produced by Zastava from 1907 to 1910.
M1899 Carbine – rifle with generally the same as the M1898 Carbine, but with a slightly longer forearm and hand guard, and without the swivel ring. M1899 Constabulary carbine – model built for use in the Philippines. Basically a M1899 Carbine fitted with a full length stock and a bayonet lug, and the muzzle stepped down to accept bayonet
A shorter barrel reduced the overall length by less than a millimeter while maintaining the same caliber and magazine capacity. The grip plates were made 1 mm wider, offering a more comfortable and secure hold for shooters with larger hands. [13] In addition to these external changes, M1900 incorporated several internal improvements.
Common rifle cartridges, from the largest .50 BMG to the smallest .22 Long Rifle with a $1 United States dollar bill in the background as a reference point.. This is a table of selected pistol/submachine gun and rifle/machine gun cartridges by common name.
The cartridge used in the Borchardt C93 Pistol was the basis for the primary cartridge used in the Mauser C96 pistol (7.63×25mm Mauser); they have the same dimensions, but the 7.63 mm Mauser generally had a more powerful powder charge (contemporary loading data indicated it took approximately 20% more powder than the Borchardt) and is ...
By 1913, he had adopted the .318 in preference to his .275 Rigby-Mauser rifle. [9] On one occasion Bell used a pair of .318 Westley Richards rifles to take nine elephants with nine shots, he later wrote "In my opinion, the 250 gr (16 g) .318 Westley Richards, although far from perfect, approaches most nearly the big game hunter's ideal bullet". [3]
The bore has the same dimensions as the German 7.92×57mm Mauser service cartridge (designated as "S-bore"). The 8×60mm S can, due to its 83.6 mm (3.291 in) overall length, easily be chambered in standard sized Mauser 98 bolt-action rifles. In such military M98 bolt actions internal magazine boxes feature a magazine length of 84 mm (3.307 in).
Alteration of the original 6.5×53mmR caliber chamber by re-chambering the rifle barrel with a 6.5x57R [18] (see:6.5×57mm Mauser) chamber reamer has also been done, but the overall length of the original 6.5×53mmR Dutch or Romanian cartridge has to be maintained by seating the projectile more deeply into the cartridge case to fit the original ...