7.62×54mmR

Also known as 7.62x54mmR

thumb|right|Soviet World War II-era service cartridges: (Left to right) 7.62×54mmR, 7.62×39mm, 7.62×25mm thumb|right|Modern service rifle cartridge cases: (Left to right) 7.62×54mmR, 7.62×51mm NATO, [[7.62×39mm, 5.56×45mm NATO, 5.45×39mm ]] The 7.62×54mmR is a rimmed rifle cartridge developed by the Russian Empire and introduced as a service cartridge in 1891. Originally designed for the bolt-action Mosin–Nagant rifle, it was used during the late tsarist era and throughout the Soviet period to the present day. The cartridge remains one of the few standard-issue rimmed cartridges still in milit

Key facts

Firearm cartridge.name: 7.62×54mmR
Firearm cartridge.image: 76254Rvariety.jpg
Firearm cartridge.image_size: 300px
Firearm cartridge.caption: Examples of 7.62×54mmR rimmed ammunition. The photo shows, reading from left to right: Sellier & Bellot hollow-point boat tail; "Czech silver tip", mild steel core, light ball; Hungarian silver/yellow-tip, mild steel core, heavy ball; Wolf Ammunition gold soft-point; USSR 1986 steel-core light ball, Factory 60; Yugoslav surplus (1953); USSR 1940s lead-core light ball
Firearm cartridge.origin: Russian Empire
Firearm cartridge.type: Rifle
Firearm cartridge.service: 1891–present
Firearm cartridge.designer: Colonel N. F. Rogovtsev
Firearm cartridge.design_date: 1891
Firearm cartridge.production_date: 1891–present
Firearm cartridge.is_SI_specs