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The Kar.98k Mauser rifle is an improvement from the Gew.98 rifle. It weighs about 4 kg and has an effective range of 800 meters. From 1935, until the end of World War II, they were all Nazi German rifles. It was one of the lightest weapons produced during World War II.
Kar98k Mauser Rifle
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- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Argentina
- Belgium: Used to equip the Belgian army.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: Still used in the Yugoslav civil war.
- Brazil
- Cambodia
- Canada
- the republic of Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Croatia
- Republic of China: Kar98k's predecessor: the standard Mauser rifle and the Czechoslovak imitation version vz.24 were equipped with the National Revolutionary Army and were widely used during the War of Resistance Against Japan and the Civil War.
- People's Republic of China: Used during the Civil War and the Korean War.
- Cuba
- Czechoslovakia: Produced by Zbrojovka Brno (ZB) and equipped with the Czechoslovak army, which was later replaced by Vz.58.
- Denmark
- East Germany: The Kar98k, partly provided by the Soviet Union and inherited from Nazi Germany, continued to serve in the East German army and was later replaced by locally produced AK rifles.
- Egypt
- Japan: vz.24 seized from the National Revolutionary Army.
- Ethiopia: Axis forces seized during World War II
- Finland: Purchased from Germany.
- France: From defeated Nazi Germany, it was equipped with the French army and was used during the French-Vietnamese war.
- Germany: Used as a honour gun by the German Bundeswehr.
- Indonesia: Seized from the Dutch army.
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel: Equipped with the Israel Defense Forces from 1948 until the 1970s.
- Korea
- Laos
- Libya: Adopted by anti-Gadafi forces during the 2011 Libyan Civil War.
- Luxembourg: The Grand Duchy National Guard used the captured Kar98k in 1945, but was replaced by a Canadian-made Ross Rifle in the same year.
- Mexico
- Myanmar
- Nazi Germany: became a German rifle in 1935 until the end of World War II to replace the Gewehr 98 rifle.
- Netherlands
- Norway: Used to equip the Norwegian army.
- Panama
- Pakistan: Used as a sniper rifle by the Pakistani army
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania: The Patriotic Guards were equipped with the Czechoslovakian Kar98k, which was later replaced by AKM.
- San Marino: Equip the fortress guard.
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- South Vietnam
- Sweden: 5,000 Kar98k were imported in 1939.
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Soviet Union: During the Second World War, the Soviet Red Army captured a large number of Kar98k from the Germans. After the war, the Soviet Union began to transport these Kar98k and other outdated weapons to a number of Third World and Eastern camp countries for military assistance.
- North Vietnam: Kar98k provided by the Soviet Union and left by the French army during the French-Vietnamese War was used by the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.
- West Germany: Kar98k, partly inherited from Nazi Germany, continued to serve in the West German army and was later replaced by FN FAL, but some were retained as ceremonial rifles.
- Yugoslavia: including the locally produced M48 and M48A imitations, which still appeared during the civil war and were exported to other countries.
- Kar.98k Mauser Rifle
- 1898, 7.92 mm caliber
- Kar 98k rifle inherits the classic Mauser rotary back pull of the 98 series Mauser rifle
- The military career of the Mauser series of rifles began when the Germans adopted the Army's standard equipment in 1898. Since then, the 7.92mm Mauser rifle has been equipped with German forces for half a century. In 1914, the outbreak of the First World War, the Mauser 98 rifle became the standard equipment of the German army. During this period, the improved Mauser rifle was the 98a. After the war, although the Wehrmacht wanted a shorter and lighter rifle, the new 98b carbine was the same length as the Type 98, with only minor changes. By the 1920s, the length of 98b had finally shrunk. This rifle, which has been shortened by 140 millimeters and has been improved in other aspects, is based on a Mauser commercial design called a "standard model", which was adopted by the German army and named after the 98k carbine. Although it has been shortened, its length is too long for a carbine. The 98k was officially put into production in 1935 and served as standard equipment for the German army throughout World War II. During the war, the factory produced an extremely large number of 98k rifles, according to statistics, a total of 14 million. They have proved in practice that the 98k rifle is a reliable and accurate weapon.
- Almost every German soldier who served the Third Reich in World War II was trained to use this rifle. In fact, for many, this is the only weapon they have used throughout the war. As the war progressed, Mauser rifles were given a wider range of uses. For example, when the ZF41 or ZF42 sight is added, the Kar 98k rifle can be used as a sniper rifle. For experienced snipers, the use of a Mauser Kar 98K sniper with a 4x scope can shoot targets at 400 meters, and a 6x scope can shoot targets at 1000 meters. During the war, a total of 129,468 Mauser Kar 98K sniper rifles were equipped. German snipers active on the front line caused heavy losses to the enemy. At the same time, after installing a grenade launcher at the muzzle, the 98k rifle can also fire high-explosive grenades and armor-piercing grenades. This was done by specially trained soldiers in the rifle squad. German soldiers often praised their 98k rifles for their accuracy. The entire Type 98 rifle series relies on a simple operation to ensure its accuracy, although at the expense of speed, the British Lienfield rifle can fire more times in a minute. The 98k V-shaped sight gate can aim at a range of 100 to 2000 meters.
- 1gun machine; 2pull-out hook; 3strike the needle; 4strike the needle spring;
- Origin: Germany
- Manufacturer: Mauser Arsenal
- Type: Manual rifle manual, single shot
- Mode of operation: Mauser rotary pull gun
- Supply method: 5 rounds built-in magazine
- Weight: 3.9 kg (without ammunition charge)
- Caliber: 7.92 mm
- Ammunition: 7.92 × 57mm rifle ammunition
- Length: 1100 mm
- Barrel length: 600 mm
- Rate of fire: about 15 rounds / min
- Muzzle velocity: 755 m / s
- Effective range: 800 meters
- Sights: curved ruler, V-shaped notch sight, barley crosshair (inverted V shape)
- Production period: 1935-1945
- Manufacturing Quantity: 14.5 million
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