6.5×58mm Vergueiro

6.5×58mm Vergueiro
Type Rifle
Place of origin  Portugal
Service history
In service 1904-1939
Used by Portugal
Union of South Africa
Wars World War I
Production history
Designer José Alberto Vergueiro
Designed 1904
Specifications
Case type Rimless, bottleneck
Bullet diameter 6.5 mm (0.26 in)
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type Velocity Energy
155 gr (10 g) FMJ 2,347 ft/s (715 m/s) 2,000 ft·lbf (2,700 J)
Source(s): Rifles and Machine Guns [1]

The 6.5×58mm Vergueiro is a centerfire cartridge designed in 1904 specifically for the Mauser-Vergueiro service rifle of the Portuguese Army. It remained the standard service rifle cartridge until the Mauser-Vergueiro was replaced by the Karabiner 98k in 1939.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Johnson, Melvin M., Jr. (1944). Rifles and Machine Guns. New York: William Morrow & Company. pp. 89 & 384.
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