7.92×57mm Mauser
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The 7.92×57mm Mauser is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge. The 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge was adopted by the German Empire in 1903–1905, and was the German service cartridge in both World Wars. I
From left to right 7.92×33mm Kurz, 7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, 7.62×51mm NATO, .303 British, 6.5×55mm Swedish, 7.92×57mm Mauser, and .30-06 Springfield military cartridges
1888 pattern M/88 (left) parent cartridge alongside the 1903 pattern 7.92×57mm Mauser S Patrone.
Karabiner 98k stripper clip with brass-cased 7.92×57mm ammunition
MG 34 with inserted 7.92×57mm Gurt 34 ammunition belt
7.92×33mm Kurz
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The 7.92×33mm Kurz is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate rifle cartridge developed in Nazi Germany prior to and during World War II, specifically intended for development of the Sturmgewehr 44. The a
7.92×57mm Mauser
…variations might be encountered. The 7.92 naming convention is often used by English speaking sources for the military issued 7.92×57mm Mauser and 7.92×33mm Kurz cartridges. Remarkably, both the 7.92 and 7,9 used in these and alike designations do not exactly comply to the actual C.I.P. or SAAMI cartridge, chamber…
German 7.92×33mm Kurz m.E. — mild steel cored projectile round
From left to right: 9×19mm (pistol cartridge) 7.92×33mm Kurz (intermediate cartridge) 7.92×57mm (fully powered cartridge)
Sturmgewehr 44 (assault rifle 44)
10.4mm Swiss Vetterli Winchester