- Gewehr98
- Gewehr98 Scoped
- KarabinerA/AZ
- No
Some of these rifles saw use in World War II[33] but mostly in second line units because the shortened and improved Karabiner 98k was the standard-issue rifle by that time. Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98b were sometimes rebuilt to the Karabiner 98k configuration.[34] In 1924 the Gewehr 98 was developed into the Mauser Standardmodell rifle.[35]. During World War II the Germans captured German-made Yugoslav Model 1898 carbines and rifles and designated them Gewehr 298 (j) and Karabiner 492 (j).[36] The Volkssturm (“People’s Militia”) also made use of the Gewehr 98 and Kar 98a;[37] out of all their mixed arsenal the Gewehr 98 was probably the best since it used standard 7.92×57mm IS rounds and a man trained on a Karabiner 98k could transition over to the Gewehr 98 easily since the actions of both rifles were the same.[citation needed]
Karabiner 98a
Karabiner 98AZ / Karabiner 98a
Not to be confused with the later Karabiner 98k or the earlier Karabiner 98A (uppercase A), the Karabiner 98a (Kar 98a) was a shorter version of the Gewehr 98 originally made for cavalry and support unit use. The Karabiner 98A, adopted in February 1902, had a considerably shorter barrel than the Gewehr 98 and was also lighter at 3.42 kg (7.5 lb) empty. Experiments in 1904 with Karabiner 98A carbines rechambered for the S Patrone cartridge showed excessive recoil and muzzle flash problems, leading to the suspension of production in 1905.[16] The Gewehr Prüfungs Kommission (GPK) started developing a new carbine with a longer barrel and a different stock to address these problems; by the mid-summer of 1907, the longer barrelled prototype carbines showed more acceptable recoil and muzzle blast behavior with the S Patrone.
In January 1908, the Karabiner Model 1898 AZ (Kar 98AZ) was accepted for service. The new features were a small diameter (33 mm (1.30 in)) receiver ring, tapered rather than stepped barrel contour, an L-shaped stacking rod attached to the stock near the muzzle, and a turned-down bolt handle and recess in the stock in the same fashion as the Gewehr 98s sniper variant. The “AZ” stands for “Aufpflanz-und-Zusammensetzvorrichtung”,[17] meaning “with bayonet attachment point and stacking rod”. At the end of World War I about 1,500,000 short rifles had been produced. In 1923, the AZ was renamed to ‘a’, as Germany sought to distinguish the model from the newer ‘b’ and ‘k’ models.[18]
During World War I, the Karabiner 98a was issued to light infantry, cavalry, mountain troops, and later to assault troops. It was liked because it was lighter and shorter than the Gewehr 98, and was thus better suited for use in trench assaults.
The Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98K was a shortened version of the Gewehr 98 developed in 1935, which was a widely used version during World War II by German forces and their allies. It had:
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- A 600 mm (23.6 in) long barrel
- A turned-down bolt handle
- A simplified rear sight graduated from 100 to 2,000 m (109 to 2,187 yd)
- No cleaning rod
The Karabiner 98a
The Karabiner 98a was a carbine version of the Gewehr 98 developed in 1902 and mainly used by Cavalry and artillery units. It had:
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- A 590 mm (23.2 in) long barrel
- A turned-down bolt handle
- A Lange Visier rear sight graduated from 400 to 2,000 m (437 to 2,187 yd)
- No cleaning rod
The Karabiner 98b
The Karabiner 98b was an upgraded version of the Gewehr 98 developed in 1923 and mainly used by police and paramilitary forces. It had:
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- A turned-down bolt handle
- A tangent rear sight graduated from 100 to 2,000 m (109 to 2,187 yd)
- A side-mounted sling attachment
Additionally, Adolf Hitler initially chose to outfit his elite Schutzstaffel (SS) bodyguard units with modified Gewehr 98 rifles. Those rifles obtained by the SS normally had their original markings fully or partially removed and replaced with stylized Totenkopf markings. The Volkssturm (“People’s Militia”) also made use of the Gewehr 98, out of all their mixed arsenal the Gewehr 98 was probably the best since it used standard 7.92×57mm IS rounds and a man trained on a Karabiner 98k could transition over to the Gewehr 98 easily since the actions of both rifles were the same.
A model largely replaced by the Kar98 this gun would fit well as a bp, even or premium weapon. i love bolt action rifles if i had my way they would be the standard for br2 rifles with the exception of the m1 carbine. br1 of course even if it would dominate the meta lol. Not asking for a ss unit as we don’t need the double thunderbolt in game. Just like the 1903 Springfield we should celebrate the classics that made an impact in ww2.
