6.5×53mmR
Austro-Hungarian rimmed rifle cartridge / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 6.5×53mmR, originally and more correctly produced as the 6.5×53.5mmR, and in imperial system nomenclature known as the .256 Mannlicher, is a late 19th-century rimmed centerfire military rifle cartridge similar to other early smokeless powder designs.
Quick Facts Type, Place of origin ...
6.5×53mmR (6.5x53.5mmR) | ||||||||||||||||
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Type | Rifle[1] | |||||||||||||||
Place of origin | Austria-Hungary[1] | |||||||||||||||
Service history | ||||||||||||||||
In service | 1893–1945 | |||||||||||||||
Used by | Kingdom of Romania[2] Netherlands[3] Kingdom of Portugal[4] | |||||||||||||||
Wars | Aceh War World War I[2] World War II[3] Indonesian National Revolution | |||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||
Designer | Steyr Mannlicher, Ferdinand Mannlicher | |||||||||||||||
Designed | 1892[2] | |||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck[5] | |||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | 6.65 mm (0.262 in) | |||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | 7.55 mm (0.297 in) | |||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | 10.75 mm (0.423 in) | |||||||||||||||
Base diameter | 11.48 mm (0.452 in) | |||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | 13.4 mm (0.53 in) | |||||||||||||||
Rim thickness | 1.25 mm (0.049 in) | |||||||||||||||
Case length | 53.5 mm (2.11 in) | |||||||||||||||
Overall length | 77.47 mm (3.050 in) | |||||||||||||||
Rifling twist | 7.874 in (200 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Primer type | Berdan | |||||||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||||||
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Source(s): Rifles and Machine Guns[5] .256 Mannlicher / 6.5x53R Reloading Data[6][7] |
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