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5.6 X 38R RUSSIAN EXPERIMENTAL

This cartridge, together with a 6.5mm version was introduced by Russian designer M.N. Bljum at the Moscow hunting exhibition of 1957 and is based on the  7.62x38r Nagant revolver cartridge adapted for a light rifle or rifle/shotgun drilling guns. (Dixon SV5)