Name: 7.65 × 53 mm
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<h2>Synonyms</h2><p>7.65 mm Mauser ; 7.65 mm Argentine Mauser; 7.65 mm Belgian Mauser; 7.65 mm Turkish Mauser.</p><h2>Armament</h2><p>Mauser rifles; Colt, Maxim, Browning and other machine guns.</p><h2>Development</h2><p>This cartridge, designed in 1889, was adopted by Belgium, resulting in construction of a new ammunition manufacturing facility that eventually became Fabrique Nationale d'armes de Guerre, Herstal. The cartridge was widely adopted in South America, notably by the Argentine, Bolivian, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan and Peruvian armies, as well as being used in Turkey and elsewhere. As a result, this cartridge and rifles chambered for it can be found all over South America and may well still be in reserve stocks. Sporting rifles in this chambering were once popular and sporting ammunition is still made.</p><h2>Description</h2><p>A rimless, bottlenecked, brass case, Berdan primed. The standard ball bullet was originally FMJ with a round nose, but this was later changed to an ogival shape with both streamlined and flat-based types being used.</p><p>SWEDEN</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Norma AB</p><p>Type: Ball: PSP; 9.7 g; MV 811 m/s</p><p>Ball: JHP; 11.7 g; MV 790 m/s</p><p>YUGOSLAVIA , FEDERAL REPUBLIC</p><h2>Manufacturer</h2><p>Yugoimport SDPR</p><p>Type: Ball: FMJ; 11.3 g; MV 806 m/s</p><p>Ball: FMJ; 12.4 g; MV 762 m/s</p><p>Ball: PSP; 11.7 g; MV 774 m/s</p>

The 7.65 × 53 mm is a rimless, bottlenecked, brass case, Berdan primed. This cartridge, designed in 1889, was adopted by Belgium, resulting in construction of a new ammunition manufacturing facility that eventually became Fabrique Nationale d'armes de Guerre, Herstal. The cartridge was widely adopted in South America, notably by the Argentine, Bolivian, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan and Peruvian armies, as well as being used in Turkey and elsewhere.

The standard ball bullet was originally FMJ with a round nose, but this was later changed to an ogival shape with both streamlined and flat-based types being used. As a result, this cartridge and rifles chambered for it can be found all over South America and may well still be in reserve stocks. Sporting rifles in this chambering were once popular and sporting ammunition is still made. Compatible platforms include mauser rifles; Colt, Maxim, Browning and other machine guns.

7.65 × 53 mm

7.65 × 53 mm

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