6.5 x 55 mm
6.5 x 55 mm | |
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general information | |
caliber | 6.5 × 55 SE |
Sleeve shape | Bottle neck sleeve, rimless |
Dimensions | |
Sleeve shoulder ⌀ | 11.05 mm |
Sleeve neck ⌀ | 7.55 mm |
Floor ⌀ | 6.70 mm |
Cartridge bottom ⌀ | 12.18 mm |
Sleeve length | 55.00 mm |
Cartridge length | 80.00 mm |
Weights | |
Bullet weight | 10.10 (M / 1894); 10.50 (m / 96) g |
Powder weight | 2.37 (M / 1894); 2.35 (m / 96) g |
total weight | 23.60-24.40 g |
Technical specifications | |
Speed v 0 | 730-800 m / s |
Max. Gas pressure | 3800 bar |
Bullet energy E 0 | 3004 J. |
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The 6.5 × 55 mm is also known under the names 6.5 × 55 mm Mauser, 6.5 × 55 mm SE (CIP), 6.5 × 55 mm Krag, 6.5 × 55 mm Swedish Mauser. It was the standard rifle cartridge in Sweden and Norway for several decades .
history
Sweden and Norway were linked in personal union from 1814 to 1905 . The cartridge was commissioned by the Norwegian-Swedish Rifle Commission in 1891 and taken over in Norway in October 1893. On the basis of this ammunition, Norway then adopted the Krag-Jørgensen model in 1894 as the standard rifle , and Sweden in 1896 the Carl Gustaf M / 96 model , which remained in use by the military until the 1970s.
description
All other rifles, carbines and machine guns in both countries were set up for the 6.5 × 55 mm caliber, for example the Norwegian Madsen IMG and the Swedish light ( Browning M1921 ) and heavy ( Browning M1936 , Schwarzlose M 1914 and M1914 / 29 ) Machine guns .
The Norwegian and Swedish variants of this cartridge differed from each other in terms of their projectile and powder mass; however, both cartridges showed almost identical ballistic performance. The trajectory of the projectile was very flat and the accuracy of the hit was therefore high. The original cartridge was equipped with a steel jacketed round head bullet, which was replaced by a pointed bullet before the First World War.
Designations
Dimensions
literature
- Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun: Infantry weapons yesterday . (1918-1945). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of infantry weapons from around the world . 3. Edition. tape 1 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-89488-036-8 , cartridges, p. 77 .
Web links
- Product page of the ammunition 6.5 × 55 mm SE from a manufacturer
- Ballistic data (PDF file; 132 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o C.IP 6.5 x 55 SE (PDF, 23.2 kB) ( Memento from July 5, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Hirtenberger: Ballistic data for rifle cartridges (caliber .22 Hornet to .375 H&H Mag.) (PDF, 132 kB) ( Memento from January 27, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun: infantry weapons yesterday . (1918-1945). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of infantry weapons from around the world . 3. Edition. tape 1 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-89488-036-8 , weapons, p. 103 .
- ↑ Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun: infantry weapons yesterday . (1918-1945). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of infantry weapons from around the world . 3. Edition. tape 2 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-89488-036-8 , weapons, p. 383-374 .
- ↑ Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun: infantry weapons yesterday . (1918-1945). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of infantry weapons from around the world . 3. Edition. tape 1 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-89488-036-8 , cartridges, p. 77 .