8×50mmR Mannlicher
| 8×50mmR Mannlicher | ||||||||||||
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| Type | Rifle cartridge | |||||||||||
| Place of origin | Austria-Hungary | |||||||||||
| Service history | ||||||||||||
| Used by | Austria-Hungary Kingdom of Bulgaria Kingdom of Italy | |||||||||||
| Wars | World War I World War II | |||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||
| Designed | 1890 (M. 90) | |||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||
| Parent case | 8×52mmR Mannlicher | |||||||||||
| Case type | Rimmed, bottleneck | |||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | 8.22 (C.I.P.) | |||||||||||
| Land diameter | 7.95 mm (0.313 in) | |||||||||||
| Neck diameter | 9.03 mm (0.356 in) | |||||||||||
| Shoulder diameter | 12.01 mm (0.473 in) | |||||||||||
| Base diameter | 12.48 mm (0.491 in) | |||||||||||
| Rim diameter | 14.11 mm (0.556 in) | |||||||||||
| Rim thickness | 1.38 mm (0.054 in) | |||||||||||
| Case length | 50.38 mm (1.983 in) | |||||||||||
| Overall length | 76.21 mm (3.000 in) | |||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: 30 | ||||||||||||
The Austro-Hungarian 8×50mmR Mannlicher or 8×50mmR M93 is a service cartridge dating back to the days of semi-smokeless powder. It was later replaced by (and many weapons were rechambered for) the 8×56mmR cartridge. It is also known as the caliber .315 Indian.