The 8mm/92
x 27 mm R'', officially designated as 8 mm Lebel by the
C.I.P.,
is a rimmed
cartridge
Cartridge may refer to:
Objects
* Cartridge (firearms), a type of modern ammunition
* ROM cartridge, a removable component in an electronic device
* Cartridge (respirator), a type of filter used in respirators
Other uses
* Cartridge (surname), a ...
used in the
8mm M1892 revolver and inexpensive handguns manufactured in Belgium and Spain. These are usually copies of the ''Modèle d'Ordonnance'' revolver itself or of then reputable foreign firearms (
Colt Police Positive
The Colt Police Positive is a small- frame, double-action revolver featuring a six- round cylinder, chambered for either .32 or .38 caliber. A .22 caliber model was also offered. Designed primarily for sale to federal, state, or local law enforce ...
,
Nagant M1895
The Nagant M1895 Revolver is a seven-shot, gas-seal revolver designed and produced by Belgian industrialist Léon Nagant for the Russian Empire.
The Nagant M1895 was chambered for a proprietary cartridge, 7.62×38mmR, and featured an unusual "ga ...
,
Rast & Gasser M1898
The Rast & Gasser Model 1898 was a service revolver used by the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I and various armies in World War II.
History
180,000 copies were produced by the firm Leopold Gasser Waffenfabrik in Vienna from 1898 to 1 ...
or
S&W Model 10).
Its dimensions are close to those of the
8mm Gasser
{{Infobox firearm cartridge
, name = 8mm Gasser
, image = 8mm Gasser.png , image_size = 180px
, caption =
, origin = Austria-Hungary
, type = Revolver
, service =
, used_by = Austria-HungaryKingdom of ItalyKingdom of Yugoslavia
, wars ...
. Its bullet is cylindro-ogival and is of the jacketed type. Its power is comparable to that of the original
7.65mm Browning
.32 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol, also known as .32 Automatic) is a centerfire pistol Cartridge (firearms), cartridge. It is a Rim (firearms)#Semi-rimmed, semi-rimmed, straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, initial ...
(.32 ACP). Bullets are either .330 caliber
.38mmfor cast lead bullets or .329 caliber
.35mmfor full-metal-jacketed bullets. It may be reloaded with resized
.32-20
The .32-20 Winchester, also known as .32 WCF (Winchester center fire), was the first small-game lever-action cartridge that
Winchester produced. cases.
Synonyms
* 8 mm Lebel (Official
C.I.P. designation)
*
,3 x 27,5 mm R Lebel
* 8 mm Lebel Revolver M92
* 8 mm Revolver réglementaire français M.1892 (''Revolver réglementaire français'' > "Standard French Revolver")
* 8 mm French Revolver M1892
* 8 mm Revolver M.1892
References
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Pistol and rifle cartridges