The magazine and bolt action are the two most famous features of the model 98.
The model 98 rifle is a manually operated, magazine fed, bolt action rifle. For the sake of compactness, here I will describe the basic German model only. The vast panoply of Mauser-type rifles could easily cover a number of pages. Most famous of these “foreign Mausers” are the Persian, Turkish, Czech VZ-24’s, Yugoslavian Mausers and a variety of others. Many versions of this design were licensed to other countries who built their own versions of the G98. This version appeared in 1935 and was manufactured until 1945 in large numbers not only by Germans, but also by numerous other countries under their occupation. This new bullet had much better long-range ballistic properties, so all sights were regraduated for the new ammunition.ĭuring the interwar period this fine design was slightly altered to become the K98k – ‘Karbiner Kurz’, or short carbine. This was a somewhat shorter, lighter and handier version of the original one. In 1904 the Germans were the first to introduce the new, “Spitzer” bullet (with pointed tip, instead of the older blunt, round-shaped tip). It was carried by Germans throughout the First World war, along with a carbine or shortened version, known as K98 (or Kar98, from Karabiner, German for “Carbine”). This rifle was created out of the experience gained from previous Mauser designs, and first appeared in 1898 as the standard German army infantry rifle. 98 or simply G98 (G = Gewehr, “Rifle” in German). One of these designs is undoubtably the famous Mauser model 1898 rifle, also known as Gew. Some of the earlier Mauser works became the standards against which all other designs are judged, even some 100 years after their introduction. Some years after the war, the Mauser company was restored in West Germany and continued to build firearms, but mostly larger-caliber ones, like aircraft cannons. They continued to build very well thought-out and skilfully made firearms until the end of World War 2. This company earned its excellent reputation in firearms making in the last decades of the 19th century. German soldiers French Resistance fightersĪt That Time, at Christmas.The Gewehr 98 Rifle was invented by the Mauser company, established by the two brothers Peter and Paul Mauser. Murder on Dante Street (Ubiystvo na ulitse Dante) Outpost in the Mountains (Zastava v gorakh) The Unforgettable Year 1919 (Nezabyvaemyy 1919 god) The Battle of Stalingrad (Stalingradskaya bitva), Part IIĬonspiracy of the Doomed (Zagovor obrechyonnykh) Ivan Nikulin: Russian Sailor (Ivan Nikulin - Russkiy Matros)Ī Noisy Household (Bespokoynoe khozyaystvo) The Karabiner 98k and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors: Film Titleįighting Film Collection No. The Kar98k, along with its contemporaries like the Lee-Enfield and Mosin Nagant, still sees much use on the battlefields of today. One of the most notable (and ironic) user of the Kar98k after World War II was the newly-founded state of Israel, which received a large amount of Kar98ks and converted them to 7.62×51mm NATO. Between 19, over 14 million Kar98ks were manufactured in Germany.įollowing World War II, massive amounts of Kar98ks were distributed by both the Soviet Union and Western world to allied states across the globe.
Like other German Mauser rifles, the Kar98k quickly earned a reputation for being reliable and accurate. One of the final evolutions of the prolific Mauser Rifle Series, the Kar98k is based on the earlier Kar98b and Mauser Standard Modell, which were all based on the Gewehr 98. It is most famous for being the standard issue rifle of Nazi Germany's armed forces throughout World War II. The Karabiner 98k (also known as the Kar98k or just K98k) is a German military bolt-action rifle originally manufactured by Mauser.
A rifle which incorporate all simplification features is known as a "full-Kriegsmodell", but these are rarer, being manufactured by only two factories (bnz and byf/svw). This rifle is a "semi-Kriegsmodell" as it has simpler screw retained barrel bands and the bayonet lug and cleaning rod have been omitted, but it still has the bolt disassembly disc in the buttstock. The "Kriegsmodell" (war model), was a late war simplification to the Kar 98k. Karabiner 98k "Kriegsmodell" - 7.92x57mm Mauser.