6.5×50mmSR Arisaka
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The 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka (designated as the 6,5 × 51 R (Arisaka) by the C.I.P.[1]) is a semi-rimmed rifle cartridge with a 6.705 mm (.264 in) diameter bullet. It was the standard Japanese military cartridge from 1897 until the late 1930s for service rifles and machine guns when it was gradually replaced by the 7.7×58mm Arisaka.
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6.5×50 Arisaka | ||||||||
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Type | Rifle cartridge | |||||||
Place of origin | Empire of Japan | |||||||
Service history | ||||||||
Used by | Empire of Japan, Russian Empire, United Kingdom, China, North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, Finland, Indonesia, Cambodia, Poland | |||||||
Wars | Russo-Japanese War, World War I, Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II, Indonesian War of Independence, Korean War, Malayan Emergency | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Produced | 1897–1945 | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Case type | Semi-rimmed, bottleneck | |||||||
Bullet diameter | 6.705 mm (0.2640 in) | |||||||
Land diameter | 6.33 mm (0.249 in)[citation needed] | |||||||
Neck diameter | 7.34 mm (0.289 in) | |||||||
Shoulder diameter | 10.59 mm (0.417 in) | |||||||
Base diameter | 11.35 mm (0.447 in) | |||||||
Rim diameter | 11.84 mm (0.466 in) | |||||||
Rim thickness | 1.143 mm (0.0450 in) | |||||||
Case length | 50.39 mm (1.984 in) | |||||||
Overall length | 74.68 mm (2.940 in) | |||||||
Case capacity | 3 cm3 (46 gr H2O) | |||||||
Rifling twist | 1/9 inches | |||||||
Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||
Maximum pressure (C.I.P.) | 295.0 MPa (42,790 psi) | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Test barrel length: 800 mm |
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