The Gewehr 98 (abbreviated G98 Gew 98 or M98) is a German bolt action Mauser rifle firing cartridges from a 5 round internal clip-loaded magazine that was the German service rifle from 1898 to 1935 when it was replaced by the Karabiner 98k. The Gewehr 98 action using stripper clip loading with the powerful 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge introduced advanced infantry weapon features rapidly adopted in the Anglo-American Pattern 1914 Enfield/M1917 Enfield and the Japanese Arisaka Type 38/Type 99.
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length (km)
1.25
weight (kg)
4090.0
origin
German Empire
type
Bolt action
used in war
Finnish Civil War, Russian Civil War, Xinhai Revolution, German Revolution of 1918–19, Turkish War of Independence, Herero and Namaqua Genocide, Boxer Rebellion, Chinese Civil War, World War II, Mexican Revolution, Second Sino-Japanese War, World War I, Spanish Civil War
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