7.7 × 58 mm rear

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7.7 × 58 mm rear
Type 92 7.7 mm semi-rimmed.jpg
general information
caliber 7.7 × 58 mm rear
Dimensions
Sleeve shoulder ⌀ 10.9 mm
Sleeve neck ⌀ 8.6 mm
Floor ⌀ 8.0 mm
Cartridge bottom ⌀ 11.9 mm
Sleeve length 57 mm
Cartridge length 80 mm
Weights
Bullet weight 13.2 g
Technical specifications
Bullet energy E 0 3,500 y
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The 7.7 × 58 mm HR (Arisaka Type 92) is a cartridge that was used in Japanese machine guns such as the Arisaka T-99 . From it the borderless was 7.7 × 58 mm Arisaka developed because had been found in tests that the 7.7 × 58 mm HR too strong for the multi-load guns of the type 99 was.

Individual evidence

  1. Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Copenhagen : small arms . (1945-1985). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of rifles from around the world . 5th edition. tape 2 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-89488-057-0 , weapons, p. 338 .

literature

  • Chris Bishop: The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II. Barnes & Nobel, New York NY 1998, ISBN 0-7607-1022-8 .
  • SL Mayer: The Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan. The Military Press, New York NY 1984, ISBN 0-517-42313-8 .
  • Gordon L. Rottman : Japanese Infantryman 1937-1945. Sword of the Empire. Osprey Publishing, Oxford 2005, ISBN 1-84176-818-9 , ( Warrior series 95).
  • US Department of War: Handbook on Japanese Military Forces (1945). Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge LA 1994, ISBN 0-8071-2013-8   ( accessible online )

Web links

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