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Encyclopedia > 7.65 mm Luger

The 7.65 mm Luger pistol cartridge was designed by firearms designer Georg Luger. For the coin, see pistole For the part of a flower, see pistil. ... Rimmed, centerfire . ... A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... Georg Johann Luger (born March 6, 1849 in Steinach am Brenner, Austria - died December 22, 1923) was the designer of the famous Luger pistol. ...

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Design

Georg Luger designed the 7.65 mm Luger cartridge for his famous Luger pistol which he introduced with the 7.65 mm Luger caliber. M1900 American Eagle Commercial A Luger (Pistole Parabellum), is an toggle lock pistol based on principles by Hiram Maxim. ...


Performance

The rimless cartridge uses a 6 g (90 gr) full metal jacket bullet with a flat trajectory and moderate recoil, but poor stopping power. Its main advantages lie in its small size and good accuracy and low use of resources for manufacturing. Its main disadvantages are its overpenetration and poor energy transfer to the target.


Muzzle velocity

  • 6 g (90 gr) full metal jacket: 365 m/s (1200 ft/s)

Notes

Considered as too weak by the German army it was replaced by the 9 mm Luger cartridge. Heer (   listen[?]) is the German word for army. ... Ball and hollowpoint 9mm Luger rounds The 9 mm Luger pistol cartridge (9 x 19 mm Parabellum, 9 x 19 mm NATO) was designed by firearms designer Georg Luger. ...


Synonyms

  • .30 Luger
  • 7.65 x 21 mm
  • 7.65 x 21 mm Luger
  • 7.65 x 22 mm
  • 7.65 mm Parabellum
  • 7.65 mm Para

for the French rock group see Parabellum (band) The term parabellum comes from the Latin for prepare for war. The term is often heard in relation to ammunition – for example, nine millimeter parabellum. Parabellum ammunition is designed to be legal under international law; usually this means that rounds are full...

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