![]() ![]() civil designation) and in the USA as the 8x57mm JS or 8 mm Mauser (the widespread use in German military Mauser rifles caused the "Mauser" tag, though Mauser had nothing to do with the development of this cartridge). The 1905 pattern cartridge was the German service cartridge in both World Wars and is now known in Europe as the 7.92x57mm IS (German military designation) or the 8x57mm IS ( C.I.P. Germany adopted a new version of the M/88 cartridge in 1905 as the 7.92x57mm IS (IS stands for 'Infanterie, Spitz' or 'Infantry, Pointed'). This cartridge was originally adopted by Germany in 1888 as the M/88 7.92x57mm I (I stands for 'Infanterie' or 'Infantry'). 30-06 Springfield, 7.92x57mm IS, 6.5x55mm and 7.62x51 mm cartridgesĭesigner= German Rifle Testing Commissionīalsrc= RWS / RUAG Ammotech ] The 7.92x57mm cartridge was designed by the German Gewehr-Prüfungskommission (G.P.K.) (Rifle Testing Commission) for the Model 1888 Commission Rifle and later used in Mauser bolt-action rifles. ![]()
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