The Gewehr 98 is a German bolt-action service rifle designed by Paul Mauser and adopted by the German Army in 1898, refining the earlier Mauser bolt-action designs into a controlled-feed action, stripper-clip loading system and cartridge, the 7.92x57mm Mauser round, that became hugely influential on rifle design worldwide. It served as Germany's standard infantry rifle through the First World War, where German soldiers used it in the trenches of the Western and Eastern Fronts, and its strong, reliable bolt action was widely copied or adapted by other nations' arms designers, directly influencing rifles such as the American M1903 Springfield and countless other bolt-action military and sporting rifles of the twentieth century. A shortened version, the Karabiner 98k, replaced the full-length Gewehr 98 as Germany's standard infantry rifle beginning in the 1930s and served through the Second World War, but the original Gewehr 98 action's design legacy is considered one of the most influential bolt-action mechanisms in firearms history.
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Service Status Weapon Class Introduced Year Weapon Class
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Why was a Gewehr 98 style rifle called a carbine after the First World War?
The Karabiner 98b was a rifle designated as a carbine to comply with the Treaty of Versailles.
The Karabiner 98b was not technically another carbine variant. It was a rifle designated as a carbine so that it complied with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, which only allowed Germany to produce carbines. The name reflected the treaty restriction rather than a new shortened design.
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World War I, Wars The Gewehr 98 was the standard bolt action service rifle of German infantry throughout World War I
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WikipediaLead section, sentence 1 (system identity)
The Gewehr 98 (abbreviated G98, Gew 98, or M98) is a bolt-action rifle made by Mauser for the German Empire as its service rifle from 1898 to 1935.
History section, paragraph 1 (introduction year)
The Gewehr 98 was introduced into German military service in 1898, replacing the Gewehr 1888.
Infobox: service
1898-1945
Lead and body text
The Gewehr 98 action, using a 5-round stripper clip loaded with the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge, successfully combined and improved several bolt-action engineering concepts which were soon adopted by many other countries, including the United Kingdom, United States, and Japan.
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The Gewehr 98 is a German bolt-action service rifle designed by Paul Mauser and adopted by the German Army in 1898, refining the earlier Mauser bolt-action designs into a controlled-feed action, stripper-clip loading system and cartridge, the 7.92x57mm Mauser round, that became hugely influential on rifle design worldwide.
Operated By: Argentine Armed Forces, Users section
Argentina: 200,000 units bought in its Mauser 1909 variant form.
Operated By: French Armed Forces, Users section
France: Some Kar 98a after WW1, Kar 98b after WW2.
Operated By: Wehrmacht, Users section
Nazi Germany: Used initially by snipers, and then by Volkssturm units.
Operated By: Mexican Armed Forces, Users section
Mexico: Purchased Steyr-made Model 1907s between 1907 and 1910 and Steyr-made Model 1912s until 1914
Used In: Boxer Rebellion, Wikipedia article text
It first saw combat in the Chinese Boxer Rebellion and was the main German infantry service rifle of World War I.
Used In: World War I, Wikipedia article text
It first saw combat in the Chinese Boxer Rebellion and was the main German infantry service rifle of World War I.
Used In: Russian Civil War, Article text
98/K98 (carbine 98) in Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów in Warsaw and Fabryka Broni in Radom Romania: A few Infanteriegewehr 98 and Karabiner 98AZ rifles were obtained as reparations from Germany after WWI Russian SFSR: Used by the Red Army during the Russian Civil War Spain Vatican City: replaced the Remington Rolling Block rifles in 1911 and then replaced by the K31 in 1956 Vietnam Yugoslavia: Post-WWI, mostly converted to the M24B configuration.
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