7.65×21 Luger, 7.65mm Parabellum, .30 Luger

This cartridge was developed in around 1898-99 by Georg Luger from the earlier 7.65mm Borchard cartridge. Adopted in 1900 as a standard military cartridge by Switzerland, along with the famous Luger “Parabellum” pistol, this cartridge was also used as a military load in Brazil, Finland and Lithuania. However, since World War Two this cartridge has been replaced by the more potent 9×19 Luger cartridge, and by now is obsolete as a military load.

The 7.65mm Luger / Parabellum cartridge has a bottlenecked rimless brass case; the typical loading is a jacketed bullet.

Designation

Manufacturer

Bullet weight, g

Muzzle velocity, m/s

Muzzle energy, J

Comments

FMJ

DWM, Germany

6,03

370

412

Original load