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]

This table is sortable for every column.

Name Type Country Image 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 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]
FN Model 1930 and Model D Light machine gun  Belgium 1930– Export 7.92×57mm Mauser variant of M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle.[5]
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.[6]
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.
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.
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
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.[7]
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.
Hakim Rifle Semi-automatic rifle  Egypt 1950s– Variant of Automatgevär m/42.[8]
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.[9]
Hotchkiss Mle 1914 Heavy machine gun  France 1920s–1950s Export variants.
Gewehr 88/05 Bolt-action rifle  Germany 1905–1945 Rechambered from the original Patrone 88 cartridge.[10]
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.[11]
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
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 81 Light machine gun  Germany 1940–1945
MG 42 General-purpose machine gun  Germany 1942–present
MG 45 General-purpose machine gun  Germany 1944–1945
Mannlicher M88/24 Bolt-action rifle  Greece 1924– Rechambered from the original 8×50mmR Mannlicher.[12]
Mannlicher M95/24 Bolt-action rifle  Greece 1924– Rechambered from the original 8×50mmR Mannlicher.[13]
43M rifle Bolt-action rifle  Hungary 1943–1950s 7.92×57mm Mauser variant of 35M rifle.[14]
Dror light machine gun Light machine gun  Israel 1947–1952
Breda M37 Medium machine gun  Italy 1937–1960s Export variant.
Type 98 Army machine gun Light machine gun  Japan 1938–1945 Japanese Army variant of MG 15.
Type 100 machine gun Light machine gun  Japan 1940–1945
Type 1 Navy machine gun Light machine gun  Japan 1941–1945 Japanese Navy variant of MG 15.
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
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 Heavy machine gun  Poland 1936–1939
Mauser–Vergueiro m/1904-39 Bolt-action rifle  Portugal 1939–1960s Rechambered from the original 6.5×58mm Vergueiro.
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.
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".[15]
Besa machine gun Medium machine gun  United Kingdom 1939–1960s British variant of ZB-53.
Mannlicher M95M Bolt-action rifle  Yugoslavia 1924– Rechambered from the original 8×50mmR Mannlicher.[16]
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
Zastava M53 General-purpose machine gun  Yugoslavia 1953–1999 Yugoslav variant of MG 42.

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References

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