6.5×55mm Swedish
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6.5×55mm Swedish, also known simply as 6.5×55mm, 6.5x55 SE, 6.5x55 Swede, or in its native military as 6,5 mm patron m/94, meaning "6.5 mm cartridge model 94", referring to 1894, is a first-generation
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From left to right 9.3×62mm, .30-06 Springfield, 7.92×57mm Mauser, 6.5×55mm and .308 Winchester cartridges
Size comparison of some 6.5 mm cartridges, left to right: .264 Winchester Magnum, 6.5×55mm, 6.5×52mm Carcano, .260 Remington, 6.5mm Creedmoor, and 6.5mm Grendel
Swedish 6.5 mm skarp patron m/94 projektil m/94 ball ammunition
Krag–Jørgensen
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The Krag–Jørgensen is a repeating bolt-action rifle designed by the Norwegians Ole Herman Johannes Krag and Erik Jørgensen in the late 19th century. It was adopted as a standard arm by Norway, Denmark
6.5×55mm Swedish
…procedure at the time was for their respective governments to use the same ammunition and then purchase small arms of their choice. Norway adopted the Krag–Jørgensen M/1894 rifle, while Sweden adopted the Mauser m/1896 rifle design that was based on a Mauser service rifle designed around the 7×57mm Mauser cartridge. The…
Krag–Jørgensen, Norway. Prototype m/1892
Technical drawing of an early Krag–Jørgensen
Close-up of an open American 1898 Springfield Krag magazine loading gate
Two rifles side by side: an American Springfield M1898 Krag–Jørgensen on the left and a Springfield Model 1888 on the right.