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A Gewehr 98 is a bit longer than KAR98s and K98s. The Gewehr has a different bolt than Karabiners. It is pointed horizontally, while Karabiner's bolts are pointed downwards. As for K98s and KAR98s, it will take a professional to figure that out. Also, KAR98s were produced after 1935, and Gewehrs were produced before that date.

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What is the difference between a mauser 98 and a k98?

First of all, Mauser made both rifles. The Mauser 98, or Gewehr 98, was a rifle produced by Mauser gun company from 1898 to 1935. The Karabiner 98, or K98, was produced by Mauser company from 1935 to 1945.Similarities: The K98's design is basically an updated Gewehr 98.It shoots the same bullet, which is 8mm Mauser.It has an internal magazine for five bullets, just like the Gewehr 98.They both had the same range, 550 yds.Differences: The Gewehr 98 weighd about 9 lbs, when the K98 weighed about 8 lbs.The Gewehr 98 was about 49.2 inches long, but the K98 was about 43 inches long.The bolt on the Gewehr 98 was straight, while th bolt on the K98 was curved down.The K98 was probably less expensive.I Just want to say a little bit of the history on both guns. The Gewehr 98 was used from 1899 to 1936 in the German army. Gewehr means "gun" in German. It was the standard-issue rifle in World war 1. When the Nazis came to power, they wanted a new rifle to replace the long Gewehr 98's, so they started developing a shorter rifle. They named the new gun the Karabiner 98. Karabiner means "carbine" in German which is another word for a shorter gun. Like I said earlier, the K98 is really a shorter version of a Gewehr 98. In 1935, the K98 entered mass production and the Gewehr 98 production stopped. Although most Gewehr 98's were put into reserve in the next 2 years, the Gewehr 98 remained with police forces and reserve units until around 1938. By time the war started in 1939, all German soldiers had the K98, with the exception of submachine guns machine guns. The K98 was the only rifle used by the German army from 1939 to 1943, until the Germans started issuing Gewehr 43 semi-automatic rifles. Even with this, the K98 was produced until the end of the war in 1945. As the war came to a close, Hitler ordered all men from 16 to 60 to go into the army. Since there were no more guns to be issued, they started taking Gewehr 98's out of the reserves and re-issuing them. These were only used for a few months as the last of the German army was defeated. Because of the K98's great design, many poor countries that had been defeated by the German army took K98's from the defeated enemy and issued them to their own army. Some countries even had left-over factories that made K98's keep building them. Ironically, since the State of Israel was founded in 1947, the Allies gave K98's that were built by Nazis to Israeli army. Most K98's were taken out of service by other countries in the 1950's and 1960's. The K98 is still used for ceremonial purposes in Germany today.


How do you tell the calibre of a model 98 Mauser?

The 98 models (Gewehr 98 and Karabiner 98) were all manufactured in 7.92x57. Some K98 carbines were later rechambered for the 7.62x51 NATO cartridge, but these are visibly marked as such. Somewhere on the rifle (usually on the underside of the barrel), there will be an importer's mark, which will identify the importer, country of manufacture, and cartridge the rifle is chambered for.


What is the difference between a gewehr 98 mauser and a karabiner 98 mauser?

The second one is shorter


What is the value of a mauser 98 rifle?

That varies greatly, dependent on a number of factors, such as whether it's a Gewehr 98 or a Karabiner 98, and, especially in the case of the K98, whether it's pre-war production or wartime production, which arsenal manufactured it, overall condition, etc. They could go for anywhere from $200 to $1500, and this is something you're best to get appraised by a dealer in this field.


What kind of mauser do you have?

Karabiner 98 (wartime production), Yugoslav M48A, Argentine Modelo 1909, Swedish M/96, and Brazilian Mod. 1908.


What does kar98k stand for?

KAR is short for karabiner, which is German for carbine. A carbine is a small gun. 98 is short for 1898, which is the year the gun was invented. K is short for kurz, which is German for short.


What gun did a world war soldier have?

ww1 Britain standard issue was a Lee Enfield and German was a Gewehr 98 WW2 Britain standard issue was a new version of the Lee Enfield and German was a Karabiner 98K


What is the value on a model 98 Mauser rifle?

$100 to over $1500, depending on specifics.Some of the things which will affect value:Overall conditionWhether your "Model 98" is the long (and more uncommon) Gewehr 98 or the short Karabiner 98.Whether, in the case of the Kar. 98, it's a pre-war or wartime production modelMarkings. A lot of the Soviet capture rifles were imported into the US by CAI and others, and have had the markings scrubbed, which negatively impacts value.Whether or not parts are matching.Whether or not it's a rifle which has been 'duffel cut'Which arsenal produced it


Could anyone give any info about a German Mauser Mod 98 u dou 43?

You K98 was made by waffen werke (arms factory) in Brunn Bystrica. The 'dou' is the firearm code for that company. '43' stand for 1943, year it was made...................


What are all the multiplication problems that equal 98?

i dont know 98 times 1


What are the steps to complete the palindrome of 98?

There is 24 steps in the palindrome 98


What guns were used during World War 2 with the Germans?

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