"Guan Fei, this is the blueprint of the 98K. The Kar98K Mauser rifle was modified from the Gew98 Mauser rifle. The Kar98K rifle was a standard rifle used by the German army during the Second World War. As this rifle was almost the earliest sniper rifle, everyone's face changed when they talked about it. It had been in service since 1935 and was the standard rifle of the German army until the end of World War II. Kar.98K became one of the most produced light weapons during World War II. The Kar98K rifle became the most widely used rifle in the German army during World War II. It was a reliable and accurate rifle. It was considered one of the best revolving recoil rifles of World War II. The Kar98K rifle inherited the classic Mauser revolver of the 98 series Mauser rifle. The rear of the revolver was equipped with a safety mechanism. The bullets were arranged in two rows of staggered built-in magazines. Five magazines were used to load the bullets. The bullets were pressed into the magazine through the top of the receiver, or they could be loaded in one shot. It used a downward curved handle for easy carrying and installation of the scope. It also used an arc-shaped sight, a V-shaped gap door, and an inverted V-shaped crosshair with a circular shield.
Type: Manual Rifle, Single Shot
Production period:1935 - 1945
[Production quantity: 14.5 million]
Caliber: 7.92mm
Ammo:7.92×57 mm Mauser rifle bullets
Magazine capacity:5 rounds, built-in staggered magazine
Bolt action: Manual, bolt action
Total length:1107 mm
Barrel length: 600mm
[Weight:3.9 kg]
Fire rate: about 15 rounds per minute
Initial speed:755 m/s
[Range:800 meters]
Sight: Curved rear sight, V-shaped gap door
98K's features: In addition to the standard Mauser's bayonet holder, blade safety, forked left bolt lock, and shell case, there is also a gun strap on the left side, a crosshair shield, a downward curved handle, a corresponding groove on the handle head of the stock, and a metal hole in the middle of the stock for dismantling the firing pin.
In 1898, the Mauser 7.92mm98 rifle became the standard rifle of the Dé army, and the Dé army named it Gewehr98(Gew98). During the two world wars, the Gew98 rifle was improved several times, including the production of a variety of shortened variants in countries such as belgium and Slovakia.
In 1924, the Mauser Company introduced a standard Mauser rifle. Based on the Gew98 rifle, the length of the entire gun was shortened from 1.25 meters to 1.11 meters, and the barrel was shortened to 600 millimeters. A new sight was used. In fact, the purchase of this standard rifle was limited. Later, on the basis of the improved Kar98b of the Gew98 rifle (although the 98b was called a carbine, but the length was the same as the Gew98 rifle), the improved standard Mauser rifle was adopted by the country's post office, customs, railway bureau and other quasi military organizations. This improved standard Mauser rifle was basically the same as the Kar98K rifle.
After the end of World War I, the Versailles treaty strictly restricted the development and production of military weapons in the country of Dé. However, the people of Dé secretly developed military weapons after the 1920s. Kar.98k was developed at that time. In the 1930s, the German Rebellion Army re-armed. The improved rifle based on the Kar98b combined with the standard Mauser rifle was named Karabiner 98k (referred to as Kar98k or 98k). It was selected as the standard rifle by the German Defence Force and was officially put into production in 1935. K was the contraction of Kurz, which meant short in German, which meant that it was shorter than the Type 98b carbine (which was why it was called the so-called short carbine). Compared to the carbine, its length was still too long. A large number of original Kar98b and Gew98 rifles were sent to the factory to be modified into Kar98.
The Kar.98K produced before the Second World War was the best in quality. As the war progressed, the production process and quality of the 98K Carbine declined after the acceleration of production. During the war, in order to meet the demand for the number of rifles equipped by the army and reduce costs, many design changes were made to simplify the production process. For example, the wooden stock was simplified, and the whole piece of wood was replaced by a plank. In 1944, the bottom of the stock was changed to a cup stamping component. The front protective hoop was changed from a cutting part to a stamping part by spot welding; The bottom of the magazine and the bow guard were also changed to stamped steel plates. Some of the rifles that were manufactured in the later stages had even omitted the bayonet seat below the barrel. In 1944, more than 2 million Kar98K were manufactured, and the annual production reached a historical peak. In the later stages of the war, the nazi country faced a lack of supplies due to defeat. The production of some rifles became more and more simple, and the quality also deteriorated. The Kar98K rifle became one of the most produced light weapons during World War II.
The Kar98K rifle had high shooting accuracy. After installing a 4x and 6x optical scope, it was put into use as an excellent sniper rifle. A total of 130,000 Kar98k sniper rifles were produced to equip the troops. A considerable number of high-precision Kar98k rifles were selected to be modified into sniper rifles. The Kar98K rifle could also be equipped with a grenade launcher to launch grenades. Multifunctionality was one of the reasons why the Kar98K rifle was so widely used.
Although the Kar98k rifle had excellent performance, as the opponents on the battlefield were equipped with semi-automatic rifles (the Soviet SZT-40 rifle, the American M1 Garand rifle), the people of Dé realized that this manual rifle was outdated. They successively introduced the Gew43 rifle and the StG44 assault rifle. However, their appearance could not replace the Kar98k. The Kar98k rifle was produced until the defeat of the German country. The Kar98k rifle was renovated and continued to be used by some countries after the war. The Kar98k was a classic weapon.
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