What would the Germans have called their rifle ammunition in WWI?

[Alex_Zues]

Title is self explanatory. We call it 8mm Mauser, 8x57, 7.92x57, and so on. What did the Germans of the Great War call it? The Google Box hasn't given me a straight answer

 

[Eaglelord17]

Patrone 'S'

 

[GunsNotPuns]

Der ammo.

 

[sigrunes]

Mauser S Patrone

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Patrone is my guess.

 

[mbogo3]

mmmmmmmmmmmm...my...............patrone

 

[Horilka]

Patrone 'S'

This. Never with caliber.
Patrone S
or full name Scharfe Patrone S (Spitzgeschoß) - in this case "Live cartridge S (Spitzer-Bullet)", where bullet also can be sS - schweres Spitzgeschoß, SmK Spitz mit Kern, Leuchtspur and so on.
Separately in manuals you can fine caliber designation - Kaliber 7,9 mm

 

[Imperial luger]

also fcharfe Patronen or scharfe Patronen patronen not patrone always in metric and yes S in front after the spitzer bullet was designed. many Austrian rifles had the S stamped on the receiver to indicate change.

 

[wd113]

And pre spitzer would be? just patrone? I'm sure I've read it somewhere after I bought my Gew88 but my memory being what it is....

 

[j2kool]

7.92×57mm - Mauser S Patrone 88 or M/88

 

[Imperial luger]

Patronen refers to more than one cartridge, as in a factory box. My apologies.

 

[Alex_Zues]

Thanks guys. I figured CGN would sort me out

 

[Imperial luger]

Their is a deep knowledge base on this forum, many experienced/and new collectors with rich historical recall. Google is not the only accurate source.