![]() ![]() The joined rods from 3 rifles provided one full-length cleaning rod. Each rifle was furnished with a short length of cleaning rod, fitted through the bayonet stud. This change made it easier to rapidly operate the bolt, reduced the amount the handle projected beyond the receiver, and enabled mounting of aiming optics directly above the receiver on the Karabiner 98k. The straight bolt handle found on the Gewehr 98 bolt was replaced by a turned-down bolt handle on the Karabiner 98k. Its internal magazine could be loaded with five 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridges from a stripper clip or one-by-one. The Karabiner 98k was a controlled-feed bolt-action rifle based on the Mauser M 98 system. Karabiner 98k from the collections of the Swedish Army Museum Just like its predecessor, the rifle was noted for its reliability, great accuracy and an effective range of up to 500 metres (550 yd) with iron sights and 1,000 metres (1,090 yd) with an 8× telescopic sight. Since the Karabiner 98k rifle was shorter than the earlier Karabiner 98b (the 98b was a carbine in name only, a version of Gewehr 98 long rifle with upgraded sights), it was given the designation Karabiner 98 Kurz, meaning "Carbine 98 Short". The Karabiner 98k was derived from earlier rifles, namely the Mauser Standardmodell and the Karabiner 98b, which in turn had both been developed from the Gewehr 98. ![]() 6.3.3 Yugoslavian postwar refurbishment.The Karabiner 98k therefore continues to appear in conflicts across the world as they are taken out of storage during times of strife. Millions were captured by the Soviets at the conclusion of World War II and the Soviet Union gave them as military aid widely. Although supplemented by semi- and fully automatic rifles during World War II, it remained the primary German service rifle until the end of World War II in 1945. It was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles. The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k, K98, or K98k) was a bolt action rifle chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted as the standard service rifle in 1935 by the German Wehrmacht. Mauser (augmented by several other makers) Syrian Civil War (and most wars that involve countries that were post WW2 Soviet supported) From the collections of the Swedish Army Museum Karabiner 98k in mint condition, made in 1940. ![]()
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