Karabiner 98k rifle

E51991

bolt-action rifle service rifle

The Karabiner 98k rifle is a German bolt-action service rifle, chambered in 7.92×57mm Mauser, that served as the standard infantry weapon of Nazi Germany during World War II.

Aliases (6)

Karabiner 98k ×52
Carbine 98 short ×1
K98k ×1
Kar98k ×1
Karabiner 98b ×1
Karabiner 98k (as primary infantry weapon) ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bolt-action rifle → service rifle →
abbreviation	K98k → Kar98k →
action	bolt-action →
barrelLength	600 mm →
basedOn	Gewehr 98 →
bayonetMount	yes →
caliber	7.92×57mm Mauser →
cartridge	7.92×57mm Mauser →
countryOfOrigin	Germany →
designed	1930s →
designedBy	Mauser →
effectiveFiringRange	500 m with iron sights →
feedSystem	5-round internal magazine →
frontSightType	hooded post →
grenadeLauncherCompatibility	rifle grenade launcher →
inService	1935–present →
introduced	1935 →
loadingMethod	single round → stripper clip →
magazineType	internal box magazine →
manufacturer	Gustloff-Werke → Mauser → Steyr-Daimler-Puch →
massProduction	yes →
maximumFiringRange	2000 m with sight adjustments →
muzzleVelocity	approximately 760 m/s →
nameMeaning	Carbine 98 short →
opticsCompatibility	telescopic sight →
overallLength	1110 mm →
producedFor	German armed forces →
rearSightType	tangent leaf →
sightType	iron sights →
slingConfiguration	side-mounted →
standardServiceRifleOf	German Army →
standardServiceRiflePeriod	1935–1945 →
stockMaterial	wood →
stockType	one-piece →
successorTo	Karabiner 98b →
usedAs	sniper rifle (with scope) →
usedBy	Luftwaffe ground forces → Nazi Germany → Waffen-SS → Wehrmacht →
usedInConflict	Arab–Israeli War of 1948 → Korean War → Spanish Civil War → Vietnam War → World War II → Yugoslav Wars →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Karabiner 98k ("K98k") → Karabiner 98k ("Kar98k") →	abbreviation
Sturmgewehr 44 ("Karabiner 98k (as primary infantry weapon)") →	designedToReplace
Mauser →	knownFor
Karabiner 98k ("Carbine 98 short") →	nameMeaning
Mauser ("Karabiner 98k") →	notableProduct
Karabiner 98k ("Karabiner 98b") →	successorTo
Heer →	usedEquipment