6.5 x 55 mm

6.5 x 55 mm
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

Norway Norway : 6.5 mm cantilever M / 1894
Sweden Sweden : 6.5 mm Mauser m / 94 and Mauser m / 96

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

Commons : 6.5 × 55 mm - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 .

[Nr.1-1] ↑ ^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 )

[Nr.2-2] 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 )

[3] 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 .

[4] 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 .

[Infanteriewaffen-5] 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 .