7,92mm Mauser 1888
Performance characteristics
7,92mm Mauser
Caliber
7,92
Length, mm
80,3
The weight, g
27,0
bullet weight, g
12,8
The weight of powder charge, g
3,05
Muzzle velocity, m / s
750-880
The cartridge was released by Mauser as a military rifle for the model 1888 g. the same company. AT 1896 g. it was replaced by a more advanced model. The ammunition was in service with the armies of most countries. Used in the first and second world wars.
Initially, the cartridge used a jacketed bullet with a diameter 8,08 mm round tip. AT 1905 g. it was replaced by a bullet with a diameter 8,2 mm with sharp tip. In this regard, the Latin letter S was introduced into the designation of the new cartridge., which then began to designate all types of bullets, regardless of their shape, but having a diameter 8,2 mm.
At the same time, a cartridge of the same caliber design was more widely used. 7,92 mm. Due to its high ballistic qualities, it was produced in many countries of the world., whose armies were armed with weapons of the Mauser system.
