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The Karabiner 98 kurz (German: [kaʁaˈbiːnɐ ˌʔaxtʔʊntˈnɔʏntsɪç ˈkʊɐ̯ts]; ' carbine 98 short '), often abbreviated Karabiner 98k, Kar98k or K98k and also sometimes incorrectly referred to as a K98 (a K98 is a Polish carbine and copy of the Kar98a), is a bolt-action rifle chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge.
The Karabiner 98k "Mauser" (often abbreviated "K98k" or "Kar98k") was adopted in the mid 1930s and would be the most common infantry rifle in service within the German Army during World War II. The design was developed from the Karabiner 98b , one of the carbines developed from the Model 1898 mentioned before.
Adopted as standard German infantry rifle in 1935. Over 14 million produced from 1934 until German surrender in 1945. Karabiner 98k Sniper Rifle: Mauser-Werke various others 7.92x57mm Mauser: Wehrmacht Kriegsmarine Luftwaffe Waffen-SS: Sniper version of the Karabiner 98k with Sniper Scope Maschinenkarabiner 42(H) C. G. Haenel 7.92×33mm Kurz ...
Karabiner 98k: Rifle Front-line infantry Bolt-action Nazi Germany: Mauser: 7.92×57mm Mauser: 500 1935 14,000,000~ 4.1 Main German rifle during World War II Karabiner 98k sniper rifle: Sniper rifle: Long-range precision Bolt-action Nazi Germany: Mauser: 7.92×57mm Mauser: 1000≥ 1935 132,000 4.1 M30 Luftwaffe drilling: Combination rifle, shotgun
The Karabiner 98k "Mauser" (often abbreviated "K98k" or "Kar98k"), adopted in the mid- 1930s, became the most common infantry rifle in service in the German Army during World War II. The design was developed from the Karabiner 98b, one of the carbines developed from the Model 1898.
Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98b were sometimes rebuilt to the Karabiner 98k configuration. [35] In 1924 the Gewehr 98 was developed into the Mauser Standardmodell rifle. [36] During World War II the Germans captured German-made Yugoslav Model 1898 carbines and rifles and designated them Gewehr 298 (j) and Karabiner 492 (j). [37]
This was the first repeating rifle of the German armed forces although it was quickly replaced by the Gewehr 1888 made in response to the Lebel Model 1886 rifle, the first rifle to use smokeless powder. [5] The first pattern of S84/98 or M1884/98 bayonet was the 1871/1884 bayonet adapted so it could be used on the Gewehr 98. [3]
From 1936 to 1942, the company manufactured the Karabiner 98k, the standard service rifle of the German Wehrmacht. The K98k is a bolt-action rifle based on the Mauser M 98 system. As a means of hiding the identity of manufacturers, the German Army required manufacturers to mark their equipment with codes rather than brand names. For the K98k ...