List of 7.92×57mm Mauser firearms

The below table gives a list of firearms that can fire the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge. This ammunition was developed from the Patrone 88 and was introduced in 1903. It was adopted by the German Empire in 1905 and was the standard cartridge of German military in both World Wars. This cartridge were also adopted by other countries and one of the world's most popular military cartridges in the 20th century.^[1] The 7.92×57mm Mauser is still a popular sport and hunting cartridge in the 21st century.^[2]

List of Weapons

Rifles


Name	Type	Country	Years of service	Notes
FN Model 24 and Model 30	Bolt-action rifle	Belgium	1924–1986	Variant of Gewehr 98.^[3]
FN Model 1949	Semi-automatic rifle	Belgium	1949–	Export variant for Egypt.^[4]
Mukden Arsenal Mauser	Bolt-action rifle	China Manchukuo	1924–1950s
Chiang Kai-shek rifle	Bolt-action rifle	China	1935–1980s	Chinese variant of Mauser Standardmodell.
General Liu rifle	Semi-automatic rifle / bolt-action rifle	China	1916	Prototype and testing only.
vz. 98/22	Bolt-action rifle	Czechoslovakia	1922–2010s
vz. 24	Bolt-action rifle	Czechoslovakia	1924–1960s
vz. 33	Bolt-action carbine	Czechoslovakia	1934–1954
ZH-29	Semi-automatic rifle	Czechoslovakia	1929–1940s
Hakim Rifle	Semi-automatic rifle	Egypt	1950s–	Variant of Automatgevär m/42.^[5]
Gewehr 88/05	Bolt-action rifle	Germany	1905–1945	Rechambered from the original Patrone 88 cartridge.^[6]
Gewehr 98	Bolt-action rifle	Germany	1898–1945
Mauser Model 1904	Bolt-action rifle	Germany	1905–1950s	Export variant.
Karabiner 98AZ	Bolt-action carbine	Germany	1908–1945	Carbine variant of Gewehr 98.
Mauser Model 1889	Bolt-action rifle	Germany	1914–1918	Rechambered from the original 7.65×53mm Mauser.
Mauser Standardmodell	Bolt-action rifle	Germany	1924–1960s	Derived from the Gewehr 98.
Karabiner 98k	Bolt-action rifle	Germany	1935–present
Gewehr 98/40	Bolt-action rifle	Germany	1940–1945	German-contract 7.92×57mm Mauser variant of 35M rifle.^[7]
Volkssturmgewehr 1	Bolt-action rifle	Germany	1945
Volkssturmgewehr 2	Bolt-action rifle	Germany	1945
Gewehr 41(M)	Semi-automatic rifle	Germany	1941–1945
Gewehr 41(W)	Semi-automatic rifle	Germany	1941–1945
Gewehr 43	Semi-automatic rifle	Germany	1943–1945
FG 42	Automatic rifle	Germany	1943–1945
Mannlicher M88/24	Bolt-action rifle	Greece	1924–	Rechambered from the original 8×50mmR Mannlicher.^[8]
Mannlicher M95/24	Bolt-action rifle	Greece	1924–	Rechambered from the original 8×50mmR Mannlicher.^[9]
43M rifle	Bolt-action rifle	Hungary	1943–1950s	7.92×57mm Mauser variant of 35M rifle.^[10]
Karabinek wz. 91/98/23	Bolt-action carbine	Poland	1923–1945	Polish variant of Mosin–Nagant. Rechambered from the original 7.62×54mmR.
Karabinek wz. 1929	Bolt-action rifle	Poland	1930–1945
Karabinek wz. 98a	Bolt-action rifle	Poland	1936–1945
Kbsp wz. 1938M	Semi-automatic rifle	Poland	1938–1940s
Mauser–Vergueiro m/1904-39	Bolt-action rifle	Portugal	1939–1960s	Rechambered from the original 6.5×58mm Vergueiro.
Mauser Model 1890	Bolt-action rifle	Turkey	1930s–1960s	Rechambered from the original 7.65×53mm Mauser.
Mauser Model 1903	Bolt-action rifle	Turkey	1930s–1960s	Rechambered from the original 7.65×53mm Mauser.
Lee–Enfield	Bolt-action rifle	Turkey	1930s–1950s	Rechambered from the original .303 British. Popularly dubbed "Enfauser".^[11]
Mannlicher M95M	Bolt-action rifle	Yugoslavia	1924–	Rechambered from the original 8×50mmR Mannlicher.^[12]
Zastava M98/48	Bolt-action rifle	Yugoslavia	1946–present	Refurbished captured Karabiner 98k.
Zastava M48	Bolt-action rifle	Yugoslavia	1950–present	Variant of FN Model 24.
Zastava M76	Semi-automatic designated marksman rifle	Yugoslavia	1978–present

Machine Guns


Name	Type	Country	Years of service	Notes
Schwarzlose machine gun	Heavy machine gun	Austria-Hungary	1920–1940s	Export variants.
MG 30	Light machine gun	Austria Switzerland	1930–1940s
FN Model 1930 and Model D	Light machine gun	Belgium	1930–	Export 7.92×57mm Mauser variant of M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle.^[13]
FN Browning Model 1939	Light machine gun	Belgium	1939–1940s	Export 7.92×57mm Mauser variant of M1919 Browning machine gun.
Bren light machine gun	Light machine gun	Canada	1940–1952	Export variant for China, made by John Inglis and Company in Canada.^[14]
Type 24 heavy machine gun	Heavy machine gun	China	1935–1950s	Chinese variant of MG 08.
Type 30 heavy machine gun	Heavy machine gun	China	1930s–1950s	Chinese variant of M1917 Browning machine gun.
ZB vz. 26	Light machine gun	Czechoslovakia	1926–present
vz. 28/L	Light machine gun	Czechoslovakia	1928–1940s	Czechoslovak variant of Lewis gun. Rechambered from the original .303 British.^[15]
ZB vz. 30	Light machine gun	Czechoslovakia	1930–2009
ZB-53	Medium machine gun	Czechoslovakia	1937–1960s
Madsen machine gun	Light machine gun	Denmark	1907–1970s	Export variants.
Lahti-Saloranta M/26	Light machine gun	Finland	1937–1940s	Export variant for China.
Hotchkiss M1922	Light machine gun	France	1922–1950s	Export variant.
Darne machine gun	Light machine gun	France	1923–	Export variant.^[16]
Hotchkiss Mle 1914	Heavy machine gun	France	1920s–1950s	Export variants.
MG 08	Heavy machine gun	Germany	1908–1945
MG 08/15	Light machine gun	Germany	1915–1945
Bergmann MG 15nA	Light machine gun	Germany	1916–1945
MG 08/18	Light machine gun	Germany	1918
MG 13	Light machine gun	Germany	1930–1940s
MG 15	Light machine gun	Germany	1933–1945	Flexible aircraft mount variant developed from MG 30.
MG 17	Light machine gun	Germany	1936–1945	Fixed aircraft mount variant developed from MG 30.
MG 34	General-purpose machine gun	Germany	1936–1945
MG 35/36	Light machine gun	Germany	1936–1945	7.92×57mm Mauser variant of Kulsprutegevär m/40.
MG 42	General-purpose machine gun	Germany	1942–present
MG 45	General-purpose machine gun	Germany	1944–1945
MG 81	Light machine gun	Germany	1940–1945
Zf.Ger.38	Training machine gun	Germany	1938-1945
Dror light machine gun	Light machine gun	Israel	1947–1952	Pattern 2 variant.
Breda M37	Medium machine gun	Italy	1937–1960s	Export variant.
Army Type 98 Navy Type 1	Aircraft MG LMG	Japan	1938 – 1945 1941 – 1945	Japanese Army variant of MG 15. Japanese Navy variant of MG 15.
Army Type 100	Aircraft MG LMG	Japan	1940–1945
Browning wz. 1928	Light machine gun	Poland	1930–1945	Polish variant of M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle.
Karabin lotniczy uniwersalny wz. 36	Light machine gun	Poland	1936–1946	Fixed aircraft mount variant of Ckm wz. 30.
Karabin maszynowy obserwatora wz.37	Light machine gun	Poland	1937–1949	Flexible aircraft mount variant of Browning wz. 1928.
Ckm wz. 25 Hotchkiss	Heavy machine gun	Poland	1926–1945	Polish variant of Hotchkiss Mle 1914.
Ckm wz. 30	Heavy machine gun	Poland	1931–1970	Polish variant of M1917 Browning machine gun.
Ckm Typ C [pl]	Heavy machine gun	Poland	1936–1939
ALFA M44	Light machine gun	Spain	1944–1950s
Fusil ametrallador Oviedo	Light machine gun	Spain	1951–1959	Spanish variant of ZB vz. 30.
SIG KE7	Light machine gun	Switzerland	1929–	Export variants.
Besa machine gun	Medium machine gun	United Kingdom	1939–1960s	British variant of ZB-53.
Zastava M53	General-purpose machine gun	Yugoslavia	1953–1999	Yugoslav variant of MG 42.

References

↑ Venturino, Mike (2022). "THE 8MM MAUSER: A ROSE — OR CARTRIDGE — BY ANY OTHER NAME". gunsmagazine.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
↑ Pinsky, Jay (6 December 2019). "The Lonesome Story Of The Long-Lost 8mm". gundigest.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
↑ Smith, W. H. B; Smith, Joseph E. (1963) [1948]. The Book of Rifles. National Rifle Association of America. pp. 116–117.
↑ Johnson, Wayne (2004). "The FN-49, The last elegant old-world military rifle", Wet Dog Publications, ISBN 0-9707997-2-1: p. 46-49.
↑ Bodinson, Holt (2017-06-06). "The Strange Egyptian Hakim". GUNS Magazine. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
↑ 8×57mm IS cartridge portrait – Totgesagte leben länger, Wild und Hund 11/2006 (in German) Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Mannlicher G98/40 Infantry Rifles". hungariae.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
↑ "Mannlicher M.95 Rifles and Carbines in Greece". hungariae.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
↑ "Greek Mannlicher Model 1888-90 Infantry Rifle". hungariae.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
↑ "Mannlicher 43M Infantry Rifles". hungariae.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
↑ "Turkish "Enfauser" – Mauser/Enfield Hybrid Rifle". forgottenweapons.com. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
↑ "Yugoslavian (Serbian) Mannlicher M.95 Rifles and Carbines". hungariae.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
↑ Lorain, Piere (September 1979). "Le F.M. BAR" [The BAR automatic rifle]. La Gazette des Armes (in French). No. 74. p. 15. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2024-05-27..
↑ Grant, Neil (2013). The Bren Gun. Weapon 22. Osprey Publishing. pp. 22 & 24. ISBN 978-1782000822.
↑ "Čs. letecký kulomet vz. L/28" [Czech aircraft machine gun vz. L/28]. vhu.cz (in Czech). Vojenský historický ústav Praha [cs].
↑ "Darne". forgottenweapons.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

External links

"7.92x57mm Mauser | 8mm Mauser, 8x57mm IS". weaponsystems.net. Retrieved July 7, 2025.

[1] Venturino, Mike (2022). "THE 8MM MAUSER: A ROSE — OR CARTRIDGE — BY ANY OTHER NAME". gunsmagazine.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[2] Pinsky, Jay (6 December 2019). "The Lonesome Story Of The Long-Lost 8mm". gundigest.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

[3] Smith, W. H. B; Smith, Joseph E. (1963) [1948]. The Book of Rifles. National Rifle Association of America. pp. 116–117.

[4] Johnson, Wayne (2004). "The FN-49, The last elegant old-world military rifle", Wet Dog Publications, ISBN 0-9707997-2-1: p. 46-49.

[5] Bodinson, Holt (2017-06-06). "The Strange Egyptian Hakim". GUNS Magazine. Archived from the original on July 4, 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-04.

[6] 8×57mm IS cartridge portrait – Totgesagte leben länger, Wild und Hund 11/2006 (in German) Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine

[7] "Mannlicher G98/40 Infantry Rifles". hungariae.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[8] "Mannlicher M.95 Rifles and Carbines in Greece". hungariae.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[9] "Greek Mannlicher Model 1888-90 Infantry Rifle". hungariae.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[10] "Mannlicher 43M Infantry Rifles". hungariae.com. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[11] "Turkish "Enfauser" – Mauser/Enfield Hybrid Rifle". forgottenweapons.com. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

[12] "Yugoslavian (Serbian) Mannlicher M.95 Rifles and Carbines". hungariae.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[13] Lorain, Piere (September 1979). "Le F.M. BAR" [The BAR automatic rifle]. La Gazette des Armes (in French). No. 74. p. 15. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2024-05-27..

[14] Grant, Neil (2013). The Bren Gun. Weapon 22. Osprey Publishing. pp. 22 & 24. ISBN 978-1782000822.

[15] "Čs. letecký kulomet vz. L/28" [Czech aircraft machine gun vz. L/28]. vhu.cz (in Czech). Vojenský historický ústav Praha [cs].

[16] "Darne". forgottenweapons.com. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

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