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When the Swedish 84mm Carl Gustav recoilless anti-tank weapon was introduced to British service a sub calibre adaptor was also adopted. This was chambered and bored to accept a 6.5mm cartridge allowing inexpensive practice, the 6.5mm cartridge used having the case of the standard Swedish M1894 6.5x55mm Mauser round.
Tracer L10A1
"Cartridge 6.5mm Sub Calibre Reduced Charge L10A1 Tracered" later had the title changed to "Round 6.5mm Outdoor L10A1" and later again to "Round 6.5mm/84mm Infantry Sub Calibre Short Range L10A1".
The case was a normal 6.5mm Swedish Mauser with a Swedish military headstamp, usually consisting of a factory code and two digit date e.g. "070 75". The case head was stained black for half its area for identification.
The bullet was pointed with a gilding metal clad steel envelope, having a lead core with the rear half filled with tracer and priming composition. The bullet is that of the Swedish Model 1941 tracer with the tip painted white, but later production changed to the NATO standard and had a red tip.
The propellant charge is about 10 grains of nitro-cellulose.
Short Range L11A1
"Cartridge 6.5mm Gallery Practice" later had the title changed to "Round 6.5mm Indoor L11A1" and later again to "Round 6.5mm/84mm Infantry Sub Calibre Short Range L11A1".
The case was a normal 6.5mm Swedish Mauser with a Swedish military headstamp, usually consisting of a factory code and two digit date e.g. "070 75". The case head was stained black for half its area for identification.
The bullet has a flat nosed copper plated steel envelope with no core and protrudes only a short way out of the case mouth. The bullet weighs 9 grains.
The propellant is 9 grains of nitro-cellulose.
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