7.65x 53mm Belgian Mauser

The 7.65x53mm Mauser cartridge was developed for use in the Mauser Model 89 rifle by Fabrique Nationale de Herstal in Belgium. It is also known as 7.65 mm Mauser, 7.65 mm Belgian (in Europe) and 7.65 mm Argentine (in the United States). The 7.65x53mmR is the same cartridge except for having a rim. It is comparable to the .303 British cartridge.

Usage
The 7.65x53mm cartridge was at one time quite popular. Besides use in its native country of Belgium, it was exported for use in many other countries such as: Spain, Argentina, Turkey, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay and Peru.

Some of the rifles it was used in were the Modelo 1891, Argentine Modelo 1909 Carbine, Modelo 1908, Modelo 1910 & the Argentine FN Model 1949.

This cartridge was loaded commercially in the United States until about 1936, but is now obsolete there. Sporting ammunition as been loaded in Europe without interruption. Today, only Norma,Hornady, Prvi Partizan & Sako produce this ammunition.