Officially designated the Karabiner 98 Kurz or Kar98K, it wasn't technically a "carbine" in the traditional sense, although there had been a carbine version of the Gewehr 98. Rather, it was a ...

Few rifles have influenced firearm design and military history as much as the Mauser 98.Adopted by the German army in 1898 to replace the 1888 “Commission” rifle, the Mauser Gewehr 98 and ...