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WWII GERMAN ARMY K-98 RIFLE - LAST DITCH
The K-98 was the standard rifle of the German Army during WWII.
The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k) was a bolt-action rifle adopted as the standard infantry rifle in
1935 by the Wehrmacht,[1] and was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles.
The Karabiner 98k was a bolt-action rifle with Mauser-type action holding five rounds of 7.92x57mm Mauser on a stripper clip,
loaded into an internal magazine. It was derived from earlier rifles, namely the Karabiner 98b, which in turn had been
developed from the Mauser Model 1898. The Gewehr 98 or Model 1898 took its principles from the Lebel Model 1886 rifle with
the improvement of a metallic magazine of five cartridges. Since the rifle was shorter than the earlier carbines, it was
given the designation Karabiner 98 Kurz, meaning "Carbine 98 Short".
The sample shown here is a late war model. The color of the wood is slightly different. The buttstock does not have the
takedown tool metal donut.
The standard Karabiner 98k iron sights could be regulated for ranges from 100 m up to 2000 m in 100 m increments.
The K-98 rifle came equipped with open iron sights. Notice that in the last ditch models
the bayonet lugnut is not provided. The bottom section of the rifle shows very crude
welding marks. It was clear that the quality of manufacturing was starting to decline.
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| Value (2007) | $1,000.00 |
| Availability (2007) | Very Rare |
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