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Article renaming

As per the general consensus from the team at Wikiproject: Military History, it would seem that this article really ought to be named "7.63x25 Mauser", with no spaces. I thought I'd give people a chance to comment before arbitrarily changing the title, however. --Commander Zulu 07:03, 26 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Other firearms in this caliber?

Was this round used (besides evolving into the 7.62x25 mm) in any other weapon besides the Astra and Borchardt? It would be interesting to compile a complete list. Twalls 01:44, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The round is best known for its use in the Mauser C96 "Broomhandle" handgun, AFAIK. --Commander Zulu 08:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

So so far we have the Borchardt, C96 and its variants, and the Astra and its variants. I wonder if there were any other oddball pieces in Europe, Russia or China made to use this caliber.

Although they made the 7.62x25 a hotter round, I am curious if the Soviets intended the Tokarev TT33 to be able to use 7.63 Mauser ammo. I'm sure the Chinese didn't mind using old stocks of 7.63 Mauser ammo either in their Tokarevs. Twalls 16:41, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I found this:

Lt. Colonel R. K. Wilson, Textbook of Automatic Pistols 1884-1935 (Small Arms Technical Publishing Co, 1943)

The 7.63 mm. Mauser cartridge has been adopted for a number of weapons, and is used in the following:

7.63 mm Mauser - all models.
7.63 mm. Mannlicher 1903.
7.65 mm. Borchardt.
7.63 mm. Schwarzlose 1898.
7.63 mm. Astra, Royal, Azul. Self-loading and fully automatic models.
7.63 mm. Star (Colt copies) Self-loading and fully automatic models.
Solothurn Bergmann-Musquete.
Schmeisser Sub-machine gun (7.63 mm. model)
Neuhausen Gun (7.63 mm. model).

Twalls 00:59, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the Swiss Neuhausen SMG was also made in 7.65 Parabellum, not 7.63 Mauser. I was not aware of the Star models in 7.63 Mauser. Apparently they were manufactured in this caliber until the 1980s, which clearly broadens the demand for this caliber. I wonder if the Star actions can safely handle 7.62x25 Tokarev ammunition. Twalls 15:26, 16 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

External link?

The one external link is oddly placed and I'm unclear of the purpose. But thought I would mention it before removal. Thanks. Surv1v4l1st ^{╠Talk║Contribs╣} 04:51, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]