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The Gewehr 98 or model 98 (M98) rifle is a manually operated, magazine-fed, controlled-feed bolt-action rifle, 1,250 mm (49 in) in length and 4.09 kg (9.0 lb) in weight. It has a 740 mm (29 in) long rifled barrel and carries 5 rounds of ammunition in an internal magazine .
By 1912 the Gewehr 98 replaced all other rifles for the regular army and first line reserve troops. In 1905 the Patrone S cartridge was adopted by the German army. Whereas the previous cartridge was 7.9mm × 57, a 227-grain (14.7 g) bullet that had a diameter of .318" and a round blunt end, this new cartridge, 7.92mm × 57, featured a 154-grain ...
To take advantage of the widespread and popular German single-shot 8.15×46mmR cartridge for use in a military firearm, a modified Gewehr 98 referred to as a "Wehrmannsgewehr" was designed. These were made primarily as single shots; some only had a wood block in the magazine space.
The Mauser 1903 was a modified version Gewehr 98 The Lange Visier sight was replaced by a tangent leaf sight, the nose cap was simplified, the rifle could be fitted with older Ottoman M1890 bayonets. The weapon had curved arm on its bolt stop to block the cartridge clip when the cartridges are stripped into the magazine.
Mauser Gewehr 71 and 71/84 (rifle) Mauser Gewehr 98 (rifle) Mauser Karabiner 98A (carbine version of the Mauser Gewehr 98 rifle) Mauser M1887 (rifle) Mauser M1910 and M1914 (semi-automatic pistol) Mauser M1915 and M1916 Selbstlader (semi-automatic rifle) Mondragón M1908 (semi-automatic rifle) Reichsrevolver M1879 and M1883
The rifle was a close copy of the Gewehr 98. It had a pistol grip stock. The rifle featured an "H"-type upper band. [1] The sight was tangent-leaf, graduated to 1,800 metres (2,000 yd) or 2,000 metres (2,200 yd). [2] [3] The upper hand guard was shorter. [4] The carbine and short rifle versions had a turned-town bolt handle and were shorter, [3 ...
Rifles. Elefantengewehr; GRC Gewehr 88/05, Gewehr 88/14, Gewehr 91 and Karabiner 88; Mauser Gewehr 71 and 71/84; Mauser Gewehr 98 (Standard issue rifle) Mauser Karabiner 98A; Mauser M1887; Mauser M1915 and M1916 Selbstlader; Mondragón M1908; Mosin Nagant (Captured) Werder M1869; Ross Rifle (Captured) Machine guns. Bergmann MG 15 (Water cooled ...
In the post-war years, 7.92×57mm Mauser chambered Gewehr 98 pattern rifles were produced in Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Mexico, Austria and China. This, and the cartridge's high performance and versatility, led to the 7.92×57mm Mauser being adopted by the armed forces of various governments.