The Karabiner 98k, commonly abbreviated K98k, is a German bolt-action rifle chambered for the 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge, produced by Mauser and several other manufacturers and formally adopted as the standard infantry rifle of the German Wehrmacht on 21 June 1935. With a barrel of 600 millimeters, an overall length of about 1,110 millimeters and a weight of roughly 3.7 to 4.1 kilograms, it offered an effective range of about 500 meters with its standard iron sights, extended to around 1,000 meters in sniper versions fitted with a telescopic sight. Although Germany also fielded semi-automatic and fully automatic rifles during the Second World War, the Karabiner 98k remained the primary German infantry rifle for the entire conflict, with annual production reaching between 900,000 and roughly two million rifles, and it saw service with German forces across every theater of the war, from occupied Western Europe and North Africa to the Eastern Front.
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Wikipedialead section, paragraph 1, sentence 2
It was adopted on 21 June 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht.
Design details, Features section, paragraph 1, sentence 1
The Karabiner 98k is a controlled-feed bolt-action rifle based on the Mauser M98 system.
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service = 1934-present
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The Karabiner 98k, commonly abbreviated K98k, is a German bolt-action rifle chambered for the 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge, produced by Mauser and several other manufacturers and formally adopted as the standard infantry rifle of the German Wehrmacht on 21 June 1935.
Used In: Korean War, Wikipedia article text
One example of Soviet-captured Mauser Kar98k rifles being used in post-WWII conflicts is the Korean War, where a number of these rifles were provided by the Soviet Union (along with Soviet-made small arms) to Chinese Communist forces to supplement their supply of Type Zhongzheng rifles.
Used In: Six-Day War, Wikipedia article text
The Karabiner 98k rifle was used by the reserve branches of the IDF well into the 1960s and 1970s and saw action in the hands of various support and line-of-communications troops during the 1967 Six-Day War and the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.
Used In: Yugoslav Wars, Wikipedia article text
The refurbished Prеduzeće 44 Karabiner 98k rifles were still being used in the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s.
Operated By: Wehrmacht, Wikipedia article text
It was adopted on 21 June 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht.
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