Sights were an inverted V-shape front and notched V-shape open rear graduated to 2,000 meters. Rifling twist rate was one turn in 9.25″. Barrel length was 29.13″ with overall length of 49.20″ and nominal weight of 9 lbs. It seems ironic when World War II broke out on September 1, 1939, Germany and Poland went at each other with both countries’ armies using 8mm Mauser Model 1898 rifles.īy the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the standard German infantry rifle was labeled Gewehr 98 meaning “Rifle 1898.” They were turn-bolt-action with a five-round magazine capacity. It was also adopted by Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia and even China, just to name a few. The 8mm Mauser will forever be known to the world in general as Germany’s infantry rifle and machine gun caliber for both world wars. It could be dangerous to fire 0.323″ bullets in them so please know what you have before shooting them. However, some civilian Mauser rifles used the barrel dimension post-1905. Such rifles and ammunition were then known as JS-Patrone.īecause military Mauser rifles with the early 0.318″ barrel groove diameters were discontinued circa 1905, they are rare in America. 30-06.Īgain for reasons lost to history, German ordnance people increased their 8mm Mauser barrels to have 0.323″ barrel groove diameters. Just about every nation producing military ammunition followed suit, including the United States with its mega-famous. Then in 1905, there came a great change which has influenced military ammunition unto this day - the Germans introduced spitzer (pointed) bullets. The original barrel groove diameter was 0.318″ and the Germans called it the J-Patrone (meaning J-cartridge). When first introduced, it used a jacketed, round-nose 226-grain bullet. For this article we will stick with 8mm Mauser, otherwise matters might get confusing. It started as 7.9x57mm, segued to 7.92x57mm and finally here in America, for some reason lost to history, it commercially became the 8mm Mauser. Also, as originally developed and as still known today in Europe, its name is not 8mm.
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