11×60mm Mauser

The 11mm Mauser (also known as the 11×60mmR Mauser or .43 Mauser) is a black-powder cartridge developed between 1867-1871 and used in the Mauser Model 1871 rifle, as well as the 71/84 variant.^[1][2] It was popular in German sporting rifles up until the early 20th century. It is no longer in production, however it is available from custom loaders and handloading can be done. As early as 1867, the first considerations arose in Prussia to replace the needle rifle with a breech-loading weapon with centerfire cartridges.

11×60 mm Mauser
Type	Rifle
Place of origin	German Empire
Service history
Used by	Germany, Japan, Qing Dynasty, Uruguay, Korean Empire
Wars	Satsuma Rebellion, First Sino-Japanese War, Boxer Rebellion
Production history
Designer	Paul Mauser
Specifications
Case type	Rimmed Bottleneck
Bullet diameter	.446 in (11.3 mm)
Neck diameter	.465 in (11.8 mm)
Shoulder diameter	.510 in (13.0 mm)
Base diameter	.516 in (13.1 mm)
Rim diameter	.586 in (14.9 mm)
Rim thickness	0.091 in (2.3 mm)
Case length	2.37 in (60 mm)
Overall length	2.800 in (71.1 mm)
Case capacity	93.61gr H20
Primer type	Large Rifle
Ballistic performance
Bullet mass/type Velocity Energy 370 gr (24 g) lead 1,430 fps (435 m/s) 1,680 ft⋅lb (2,278 J)

A two-piece 11mm cartridge (left) compared to a more modern 7.65×53mm Mauser

On November 7, 1871, the Prussian Rifle Commission set the caliber of the new rifle at 11 mm. The cartridge is based on the Werder rifle cartridge, caliber 11 × 50 mm R.^[3]

In 1904, a German gunsmith from Suhl, August Schüler, developed a rimless version of the cartridge to be used in Gewehr 88 & Gewehr 98 actions.^[4]

See also

• Table of handgun and rifle cartridges

Further reading

• The .43 Mauser, Handloader magazine, June–July 2002, Volume 37, Number 3, issue 217
• Frank C. Barnes: Cartridges of the World, Krause Publications, Iola (Wisconsin), 12th edition, 2009, ISBN 978-0-89689-936-0.
• Dieter Storz: Deutsche Militärgewehre: Vom Werdergewehr bis zum Modell 71/84, in: Kataloge des bayerischen Armee-Museums Ingolstadt, Band 8, Wien 2011, ISBN 978-3-902526-43-4, S. 310–347