9×25mm Mauser
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The 9×25mm Mauser (or 9mm Mauser Export) is a cartridge developed for the Mauser C96 service pistol around 1904 by DWM. Mauser pistols in this relatively powerful caliber were primarily intended for export to Africa, Asia, and South America. The 9mm Mauser Export cartridge was produced specifically for Mauser pistols and carbines made from 1904 to 1914 and then later from approximately 1930 to 1945 for submachine guns chambered for this caliber.
9×25mm Mauser, 9mm Mauser Export | ||||||||
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Type | Pistol | |||||||
Place of origin | German Empire | |||||||
Service history | ||||||||
Used by | Austria, Hungary, Chile, others | |||||||
Production history | ||||||||
Designer | Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken | |||||||
Designed | 1904 | |||||||
Specifications | ||||||||
Parent case | 7.63×25mm Mauser | |||||||
Case type | Rimless, straight | |||||||
Bullet diameter | 9.02 mm (0.355 in) | |||||||
Land diameter | 8.82 mm (0.347 in) | |||||||
Rim diameter | 9.9 mm (0.39 in) | |||||||
Case length | 24.9 mm (0.98 in) | |||||||
Overall length | 32.8 mm (1.29 in) | |||||||
Maximum pressure | 355 MPa (51,500 psi) | |||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||
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Test barrel length: 5.5 |
The basis of this cartridge is the 7.63×25mm Mauser. The case length is the same as the 7.63×25mm Mauser, but the case is straight and does not have a bottleneck shape. This cartridge headspaces on the mouth of the case.[1]