Prior to World War I, the German Empire fielded the "Mauser 98 (Gewehr 98)", or rifle of 1898 until the harsh lessons of trench warfare lead them to develop a short or ‘kurz’ mode, hence its primogeniture, the Kar98k. I investigated the matter only to discovered my beloved Mauser Karabiner 98 Kurz cursing up a storm, determined to prove me wrong.įor the uninitiated, the Kar98k is a Mauser-made bolt-action, controlled-feed infantry rifle chambered in 8x57mm and is the basis for most bolt-action rifles in use today. After I wrote that article, I noticed a string of angry German profanity coming from my gun collection. I once wrote an article on the Finnish M39 Mosin rifle’s supremacy among front line bolt action rifles. Both weapons saw extensive use during and after the Second World War (Photo: Francis Borek) The German 98K shown above its English Rival, the Lee Enfield.
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