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|Nome = Karabiner Modell 1898 kurz<br><small>K98k<small>
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Il Karabiner 98 kurz (spesso abbreviato in K98k, K98 o Kar98k) è stato un fucile bolt-action, camerato per il proiettile 7,92 × 57 mm Mauser, sviluppato e impiegato dalla Germania nazista durante il secondo conflitto mondiale<ref name="mausershooters">[http://www.mausershooters.org/k98k/k98kframe.html K98k Mauser Page] Retrieved 28 March 2007.</ref>. Fu l’ultimo di una lunga serie di fucili militari prodotti dalla Mauser. Sebbene fossero disponibili fucili semiautomatici e automatici, il K98k rimase in servizio per tutta la guerra, e ancora oggi è visibile nei vari conflitti grazie alla grande quantità di residuati bellici ancora intatti.
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Il Karabiner 98k è il risultato di anni di studi, culminate con i modelli Karabiner 98b e Mauser Standardmodell, sviluppati a loro volta a partire dal Gewehr 98. Dato che il Kar98k risultava più corto del precedente Karabiner 98b (che era una carabina solo nominalmente, essendo in realtà un Gewehr 98 con organi di mira migliorati), venne denominato Karabiner 98 kurz (ovvero corto). Come il suo predecessore prima di lui l’arma si distinse subito per la grande affidabilità e precisione, con una gittata efficace che variava dai 500 m (mire metalliche) fino ai 1000 m (con ottiche 8x).<ref>{{Cite book
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==Dettagli dell’arma==
===Caratteristiche tecniche===
[[File:Kar 98K - AM.033696.jpg|thumb|Esemplari di K98k dalla collezione del Museo dell’Esercito Svedese.]]
[[File:Disassembled mauser long action.jpg|thumb|Azione di un K98k.]]
Il k98k era un fucile bolt-action ad alimentazione controllata basato sul sistema Gewehr M98. Il caricatore interno poteva essere riempito tramite stripper clip da cinque colpi 7,92 × 57 mm o un colpo alla volta. La leva dell’otturatore dritta dell’M98 fu sostituita con una curva verso il basso: tale sostituzione permetteva una più rapida operazione dell’azione e la possibilità, data la minore elevazione verticale del pezzo, di montare ottiche direttamente sopra l’arma. Tutte le armi erano dotate di una corta astina per la pulizia agganciata sotto la canna tramite l’attacco per la baionetta. Solo unendo tre astine da tre fucili era possibile ottenerne una sufficientemente lunga da pulire il fucile.
Le parti metalliche del fucile venivano bluite, un procedimento che permette di proteggere i pezzi dall’ossidazione con uno strato di magnetite (F3O4). La protezione era però insufficiente, e solo dal 1944 fu introdotta la fostatazione (o parkerizzazione) per avere una protezione efficace<ref name="Karabiner 98k at www.waffenhq.de"/>.
===Organi di mira===
Inizialmente, i Kar98k presentavano un mirino aperto e tacca di mira tangente con scanalatura a V. Dal 1939 il mirino fu coperto per evitare la riflessione speculare durante il tiro. Le mire erano volutamente semplici per favorire l’uso anche ai soldati meno esperti. La tacca di mira tangente era tarata in fabbrica (secondo le specifiche del proiettile 7,92 × 57 mm IS), con distanze da 100 ad un ottimistico 2000 metri, con scatti di 100 metri.
===Calciatura===
Early Karabiner 98k rifles had [[Walnut#Wood|walnut wood]] [[Stock_(firearm)#Wood_stocks|one-piece stocks]]. From 1938 onwards the rifles had [[Stock (firearm)#Laminated wood|laminated stocks]], the result of trials that had stretched through the 1930s.<ref name="Karabiner 98k at www.waffenhq.de"/> [[Plywood]] [[laminates]] are stronger and resisted warping better than the conventional one-piece patterns, did not require lengthy maturing, and were cheaper. The laminated stocks were due to their dense composite structure somewhat heavier compared to one-piece stocks.<ref name=mmrw>{{cite book|title=Mauser Military Rifles of the World |first=Robert W.D.|last= Ball |edition =5|publisher= Gun Digest Books|year= 2011 |pages=222, 227|isbn=978-1-4402-1544-5 }}</ref> In addition to the use of walnut and beech laminate, elm was used in small quantities. The butts of the [[pistol grip|semi-pistol grip]] Karabiner 98k stocks were not uniform. Until early 1940 the stocks had a flat buttplate. After 1940 some stocks had a cupped buttplate.
===Accessori===
When issued the Karabiner 98k came accompanied with assorted accessory items including a [[Sling (firearms)|sling]], a protective muzzle cover, and for field maintenance a ''Reinigungsgerät 34'' ("Cleaning Kit 34") or RG34 kit. Introduced in 1934, the ''Reinigungsgerät 34'' consisted of a flat {{convert|85|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} wide by {{convert|135|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} long sheet metal container with two hinged lids carried on the person which held an oiler, a take down tool for removing the floorplate and cleaning the receiver of the rifle, an aluminum barrel pull-through chain, a cleaning and an oiling brush, and short lengths of tow used as cleaning patches.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mp44.nl/equipment/rg34.htm |title=Rifle Cleaning Kit 34 (Reinigungsgerät 34)}}</ref>
Il K98k era progettato per essere usato in abbinamento alla baionetta S84/98 III<ref>[http://www.rememuseum.org.uk/arms/blade/armbay.htm#304 REME Museum Page S84/98 III bayonet]</ref>{{dead link|date=November 2012}}. La lama della baionetta misurava 252 mm in lunghezza, con 285 mm di lunghezza totale<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/98bayonets/98bayonets3.htm |title=German Bayonets for the Mauser 98-system used 1914-1945}}</ref>.
====Lanciagranate da fucile====
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-732-0123-15, Russland, Soldat der Div. »Großdeutschland«.jpg|thumb| Soldato della Panzer-Grenadier-Division Großdeutschland armato di k98k equipaggiato con uno Schießbecher.]]
In 1942, an attachable [[rifle grenade]] launcher called the ''Gewehrgranatengerät'' or ''[[Schiessbecher]]'' ("shooting cup") was introduced that was developed based on rifle grenade launcher models designed during World War I. The 30 mm ''Schiessbecher'' cup-type rifle grenade launcher could be mounted on any Karabiner 98k and was intended to replace all previous rifle grenade launcher models. The rifle grenade launcher could be used against infantry, fortifications and light armored vehicles up to a range of 280 m (306 yd). For these differing tasks, several specialized grenades with accompanying special propelling cartridges were developed for the 1,450,113 produced ''Schiessbecher'' rifle grenade launchers. The rifle grenade-propelling cartridges fired a wooden projectile through the barrel to the rifle grenade that, upon impact, automatically primed the rifle grenade. The ''Schiessbecher'' could be mounted on the [[Gewehr 98#Karabiner 98a|Karabiner 98a]], [[G98/40]], [[StG 44]] and [[FG 42]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whq-forum.de/cms/604.0.html |title=Der Schießbecher (Gewehrgranatengerät) |language=German}}</ref>
====Silenziatore====
Per il K98k venne anche sviluppato un silenziatore da montare alla volata, denominato HUB-23 (molto simile in aspetto allo Schießbecher). Con i suoi 500 g di peso e 180 mm di lunghezza, lo HUB-23 venne prodotto sulla base di un progetto presentato dalla Unteroffizier Schätzle. La gittata efficace dell’arma veniva chiaramente ridotta dall’uso del silenziatore (circa 300 m), data la necessità di impiego di munizioni subsoniche Nahpatrone (letteralmente “quasi munizione”) da 220 m/s. L’uso combinato di silenziatore e mnunizioni subsoniche portava ad una riduzione del rumore del 75 %<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/gewehre.htm |title=Lexicon der Wehrmacht Gewehre |language=German}}</ref>.
==Varianti==
===''Kriegsmodell''===
Verso il 1944, la produzione del K98k si spostò prevalentemente sul Kriegsmodell (ovvero “modello da guerra”). L’arma era semplificata, rimuovendo tutto ciò che era ritenuto inutile tra cui attacchi per la baionetta e kit di pulizia<ref>[http://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/uniforms_firearms/firearms/98k/k98index.htm Firearms of the Wehrmacht - Mauser Karabiner 98]</ref>. Esistono anche varianti che presentano solo parte degli elementi del Kriegsmodell dato che molte fabbriche non passarono mai alla produzione della nuova arma.
===Variante di precisione===
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-216-0417-19, Russland, Soldaten in Stellung.jpg|thumb|right|Cecchino tedesco prende la mira con un K98k equipaggiato con ottica telescopica Zeiss ZF-42 (4x).]]
For [[snipers]], Karabiner 98k rifles selected for being exceptionally accurate during factory tests were fitted with a [[telescopic sight]] as [[sniper rifle]]s. Karabiner 98k sniper rifles had an effective range up to 1000 meters (1094 yards) when used by a skilled [[sniper]]. The German Zeiss Zielvier 4x (ZF39) [[telescopic sight]] had [[bullet drop compensation]] in 50 m increments for ranges from 100 m up to 800 m or in some variations from 100 m up to 1000 m. There were ZF42, Zeiss Zielsechs 6x and other telescopic sights by various manufacturers like the Ajack 4x and 6x, Hensoldt Dialytan 4x and Kahles Heliavier 4x with similar features employed on Karabiner 98k sniper rifles. Several different [[Telescopic sight#Mounting|mountings]] produced by various manufacturers were used. The Karabiner 98k was not designed to accept telescopic sights.<ref name=Senich>{{cite book |ref=harv|last=Senich|first=Peter R.| authorlink = | title = The German sniper, 1914-1945|edition=1982|year=1982| publisher = [[Paladin Press]]| isbn=978-0-87364-223-1}}</ref> Attaching such sights to a Karabiner 98k required [[machining]] by a skilled armourer. A telescopic sight mounted low above the center axis of the receiver will not leave enough space between the rifle and the telescopic sight body for unimpaired operation of the bolt handle or the three-position [[safety (firearms)|safety catch lever]]. This ergonomic problem was solved by mounting the telescopic sight relatively high above the receiver and sometimes modifying or replacing the safety operating lever or using an offset mounting to position the telescopic sight axis to the left side in relation to the receiver center axis. Approximately 132,000 of these sniper rifles were produced by Germany.<ref name="French K98k and G40k Page">[http://tirmilitairefabrice.ifrance.com/site%20mauser1/Kar%2098%20k.htm French K98k and G40k Page]</ref>
===Variante da paracadutisti===
Experimental versions of the Karabiner 98k intended for the [[Fallschirmjäger (Nazi Germany)|German paratroopers]] that could be transported in shortened modes were produced. The standard Karabiner 98k was too long to be carried in a parachute drop. However, the German paratroopers never made another combat drop after the 1941 [[battle of Crete]]; there was therefore little need for these rifles. Specimens with folding stocks (''Klappschaft'') and with detachable barrels (''Abnehmbarer Lauf'') are known to have been produced at Mauser Oberndorf.<ref name="Karabiner 98k at www.waffenhq.de">[http://www.waffenhq.de/index1280.html Karabiner 98k at www.waffenhq.de]</ref>
===G 40k===
Il '''G 40k''', con la sua lunghezza totale di 1000 mm, una canna da 490 mm e un peso di 3,2 kg fu una versione sperimentale per un K98k di lunghezza ancora inferiore<ref name="Karabiner 98k at www.waffenhq.de"/><ref name="French K98k and G40k Page"/>. La tacca di mira è la stessa presente nella versione originale dell’arma. 82 esemplari vennero prodotti nel 1941 dalla Mauser di Oberndorf, ma la produzione non continuò anche per il capovolgersi delle sorti della guerra<ref name=mmrw>{{cite book|title=Mauser Military Rifles of the World |first=Robert W.D.|last= Ball |edition =5|publisher= Gun Digest Books|year= 2011 |page=222|isbn=978-1-4402-1544-5 }}</ref>.
==Punzoni sul castello==
I castelli dei K98k erano punzonati con un codice che indicava data e luogo di produzione. I codici generalmente erano del tipo: '''S/(n°)K''' (produzione nel 1934) oppure '''S/(n°)G''' (produzione nel 1935). Per i modelli prodotti negli anni seguenti il codice si riduceva a '''S/n''' con la data interamente stampigliata sotto. I codici numerici erano:
{{div col|2}}
*'''27''' – ''Erma-Werke'' (Erfurt)
*'''42''' – ''Mauser'' (Oberndorf am Neckar)
*'''147''' – ''Sauer & Sohn'' (Suhl)
*'''237''' – ''Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik'' (Lubecca)
*'''243''' – ''Mauser'' (Borsigwalde)
*'''337''' – ''Gustloff Werke'' (Weimar)
*'''660''' – ''Steyr-Daimler-Puch'' (Steyr)
*'''945''' – ''Waffenwerke Brünn'' (Brno)
{{div col end}}
Quindi, un K98k costruito dalla Mauser di Borsigwalde nel 1934 aveva stampigliato il codice ''S/243K'', mentre uno prodotto dalla Steyr-Daimler-Puch di Steyr nel 1935 aveva ''S/945G''.
Dal 1937 il prefisso ''S/ ''venne abbandonato e ai numeri vennero sostituite sigle alfabetiche che indicavano il luogo di produzione. Solo alcune fabbriche mantennero formati alfanumerici. I nuovi codici erano:
{{div col|2}}
*'''ax''' – ''Erma-Werke'' (Erfurt)
*'''byf''' – ''Mauser'' (Oberndorf am Neckar)
*'''svp45''' – ''Mauser'' (Oberndorf am Neckar, 1945)
*'''ce''' – ''Sauer & Sohn'' (Suhl)
*'''duv''' – ''Berlin-Lübecker Maschinenfabrik'' (Lubecca)
*'''ar''' – ''Mauser'' (Borsigwalde)
*'''bcd''' – ''Gustloff Werke'' (Weimar)
*'''bnz''' – ''Steyr-Daimler-Puch'' (Steyr)
*'''dot''' – ''Waffenwerke Brünn'' (Brno)
*'''svw45''' – ''Waffenwerke Brünn'' (Brno, 1945)
*'''dou''' – ''Waffenwerke Brünn'' (Bystrica)
*'''BSW''' – ''Berlin-Sühler Waffen und Fahrzeugwerke'' (Berlino)
{{div col end}}
Gli esemplari con parti prodotte in fabbriche diverse sono riconoscibili per la presenza di due codici separati da una barra: ad esempio, un Mauser con parti provenienti da Steyr e Weimar avrà il punzone ''bnz/bcd'', uno con parti provenienti da Borsigwalde e Erfurt il punzone ''ar/ax''<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gilbert |first1=Glenn M. |last2= |first2= |year=2006 |title=Mauser Kar. 98k Receiver Codes |journal=[[American Rifleman]] |volume=154 |issue=September |pages=22&24 |publisher=[[National Rifle Association]] }}</ref>.
==German small arms doctrine==
The Karabiner 98k had the same disadvantages as all other military rifles designed around the year 1900 in that it was comparatively bulky and heavy, having been created during a time when military doctrine centered around highly trained marksmen engaging at relatively long range. The rate of fire was limited by how quickly the [[Bolt (firearm)|bolt]] could be operated. Its magazine had only half the capacity of Great Britain's [[Lee-Enfield]] series rifles, but being internal, it made the weapon more comfortable to carry at its point of balance. An experimental trench magazine was produced during World War II for Model 98 variants that could be attached to the bottom of the internal magazine by removing the floor plate, increasing capacity to 20 rounds, though it still required loading with 5 round [[stripper clip]]s. While the Americans had standardized a semi-automatic rifle in 1936 (the [[M1 Garand]]), the Germans maintained these bolt-action rifles due to their tactical doctrine of basing a squad's firepower on the [[light machine gun]] so that the role of the rifleman was largely to carry ammunition and provide covering fire for the machine gunners. They did experiments with semi-automatic rifles throughout the war (the [[Gewehr 43|Gewehr 43/Karabiner 43]] entered limited service), and introduced the first [[assault rifle]] in 1943 - the [[MP43]] / [[MP44]] / [[StG44]] series. However, the Karabiner 98k remained the primary service weapon until the last days of the war, and was manufactured until the surrender in May 1945.
In close combat, however, [[submachine gun]]s were often preferred, especially for urban combat where the rifle's range and low rate of fire were not very useful, although the rifle's powerful ammunition was better able to penetrate walls and other cover found in urban areas. Towards the end of the war, it was intended to phase out the Karabiner 98k in favour of the [[StG44]], which fired the [[7.92×33mm Kurz]] [[Intermediate cartridges|intermediate rifle round]] that was more powerful than the pistol cartridges of submachine guns, but that could be used like a submachine gun in close-quarters and urban fighting. Production of the StG44 was never sufficient to meet demand, being a late-war weapon.
==Impiego==
===Esportazione nel periodo inter-bellico===
[[File:Gevär m1940 - 8x63mm - AM.006920.jpg|thumb|right| Gevär m/1940 svedese camerato per la munizione 8 × 63 mm (m/32M) e dotato di freno di bocca. Immagine per gentile concessione del Museo dell’Esercito Svedese, Stoccolma, Svezia.]]
Though most Karabiner 98k rifles went to the German armed forces, the weapon was sold abroad in the years prior to World War II. In [[Portugal]], a large quantity of Karabiner 98k rifles made by Mauser Werke were adopted as the '''Espingarda 7,92 mm m/937 Mauser''' infantry rifle.<ref>Abbott, Peter, and Rodrigues, Manuel, ''Modern African Wars 2: Angola and Mozambique 1961-74'', Osprey Publishing (1998), p.17</ref><ref>Reynolds, Dan, ''The Rifles of Portugal 1880-1980'', http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/port.html</ref> Other pre-war exports of Karabiner 98ks were to China (an unknown number of rifles 1935 - 38),<ref>Law, Richard D., "Backbone of the Wehrmacht, Collector Grade Publications, Ontario, 1993, p308-9</ref> and 20,000 in 1937 to (China's then-enemy) Japan.<ref>Law, Richard D., "Backbone of the Wehrmacht, Collector Grade Publications, Ontario, 1993, p310</ref> Exports of Karabiner 98ks decreased as war drew closer, as all available production capacity was needed to equip the German Armed Forces.
===Seconda guerra mondiale===
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-584-2159-20, Frankreich, Soldat mit Gewehr in Stellung.jpg|thumb|right|Soldato tedesco nel nord della Francia (1944). Il K98k è fornito di lanciagranate ''Gewehrgranatgerät''.]]
The Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle was widely used by all branches of the armed forces of Germany during [[World War II]]. It saw action in every theatre of war involving German forces, including occupied Europe, North Africa, the Soviet Union, Finland, and Norway. Although comparable to the weapons fielded by Germany's enemies at the beginning of the War, its disadvantages in rate of fire became more apparent as American and Soviet armies began to field more semi-automatic weapons among their troops. Still, it continued to be the main infantry rifle of the Wehrmacht until the end of the War. Resistance forces in German-occupied Europe made frequent use of captured German Karabiner 98k rifles. The [[Soviet Union]] also made extensive use of captured Karabiner 98k rifles and other German infantry weapons due to the [[Red Army]] experiencing a critical shortage of small arms during the early years of World War II. Many German soldiers used the verbal expression "Kars" as the slang name for the rifle.
Sweden ordered 5000 Karabiner 98ks that were provided from the regular production run in 1939 <ref>Law, Richard D., "Backbone of the Wehrmacht, Collector Grade Publications, Ontario, 1993, p320</ref> for use as light [[anti-tank rifle]]s under the designation '''''gevär m/39''''' (rifle m/39) but it was soon evident that the penetration offered by the 7.92×57mm Mauser was inadequate and thus the gevär m/39 were rechambered to the [[8×63mm patron m/32]], which was a more powerful 8 mm "S-bore" cartridge specifically designed for long-range machinegun fire.<ref>[http://world.guns.ru/ammunition/rifle-cartridges-e.html#8bofors 8x63 M32 Bofors]</ref> Accordingly, the Karabiner 98ks were rechambered in Sweden for the 8×63mm patron m/32 and the [[Magazine (firearm)#Bolt action magazine rifle|internal box magazine]] of the M 98 system was adapted to match the dimensionally larger 8×63mm patron m/32 cartridge, reducing the capacity to 4 rounds and accepted into service as '''''pansarvärnsgevär m/40'''''.<ref>[http://www.evhf.se/EVHF/Texter_files/Fra%CC%8Agor%20samt%20fo%CC%88rso%CC%88k%20till%20svar.pdf Urdrag ur besiktningsbestämmelser fastställda av KATD den 27/6 1942 för 8 mm sk ptr m/32]</ref> A [[muzzle brake]] was installed to reduce the excessive [[free recoil]], and the resulting weapon was designated '''''gevär m/40''''' in Swedish service. They were however also found to be unsatisfactory and were soon withdrawn from service, and sold off after WW II.<ref>[http://gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/kar98k/kar98k.htm Den tyska karbinen modell 98 K. Göta Vapenhistoriska Sällskap.] Retrieved 7 October 2012.</ref>
===Uso post-bellico===
====Soviet Capture====
During [[World War II]], the [[Soviet Union]] captured millions of Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles and re-furbished them in various arms factories in the late 1940s and early 1950s. These rifles were originally stored in the event of future hostilities with the [[Western Bloc]]. These rifles, referred to by collectors as RC ("Russian Capture") Mausers, can be identified by a crude "X" stamp on the left side of the receiver, the dull, thick reblueing and mismatched parts and electro-pencil serial numbers on smaller parts. The Soviet arsenals made no effort to match the rifle's original parts by serial number when reassembling them, and some parts (the cleaning rod, sight hood, and locking screws) were deemed unnecessary and melted down for scrap metal.
Most of these rifles (along with the [[Mosin–Nagant]] rifle) were eventually shipped to [[communist]] or Marxist revolutionary movements and nations around the world from [[Central Europe]] to [[Southeast Asia]] during the early Cold War period. A steady supply of free surplus military firearms was one way that Moscow could support these movements and states whilst retaining [[plausible deniability]] as well as give Moscow a means to arm these governments and movements without providing them the latest Soviet infantry weapons (they were later supplied with the newer [[SKS]] and the [[AK-47]]).
One example of the [[Soviet Union]] providing the Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle (as well as other infantry weapons captured from the Germans during and after World War II) to its communist allies during the Cold War period occurred during the [[Vietnam War]] with the [[Soviet Union]] providing military aid to the regular armed forces of [[North Vietnam]] and to the [[Vietcong|National Liberation Front]] (Vietcong) in [[South Vietnam]].
A considerable number of Soviet-captured Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles (as well as a number of Karabiner 98k rifles that were left behind by the French after the [[First Indochina War]]) were found in the hands of [[Viet Cong|NLF]] guerrillas and [[Vietnam People's Army|VPA]] (NVA) soldiers by US, South Vietnamese, South Korean, Australian and New Zealand forces alongside Soviet-bloc rifles like the [[Mosin–Nagant]], the [[SKS]], and the [[AK-47]].
====Post-occupation service====
In the years after World War II, a number of European nations on both sides of the Iron Curtain that were invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany used the Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle as their standard-issue infantry rifle, due to the large number of German weapons that were left behind by the Germans at the end of World War II.
Nations like [[France]] and [[Norway]] used the Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle and a number of other German weapons in the years after World War II. France produced a slightly modified version of the Kar 98k in the [[French occupation zone]] of Germany in the immediate post-war period. The new manufacture Kar 98ks equipped some French units, including the French Foreign Legion that used them in Indochina for a limited time. These rifles were also used by the West German border guard.<ref>Robert W.D. Ball, ''[http://books.google.se/books?id=p40IsLJv80AC&pg=PA135 Mauser Military Rifles of the World]'', ISBN 1440215448, p. 135</ref>
[[File:Karabiner-98k-nazi-eagle.jpg|thumb|right|The emblem of Nazi Germany, eagle with [[swastika]], is still visible on many of the rifles that were used by the Norwegian military. The "FLY" prefix to the serial number denotes that this rifle was issued to the Flyvåpenet (Air Force).]]
Norway's captured Karabiner 98k rifles were soon superseded as a standard issue weapon by the US [[M1 Garand]], but remained in service as Norwegian Home Guard weapons until at least the 1970s, in which role they were rebarreled for the [[.30-06 Springfield]] round used by the M1, with a small cutout in the receiver so that the slightly longer US round could still be loaded with stripper clips. These Norwegian conversions had a section of the receiver flattened on the upper left side, where a new serial number (with a prefix denoting the branch of service) was stamped. Some of these rifles conversions were rechambered again to [[7.62×51mm NATO|7.62 mm NATO]], but this program was canceled with only a few thousand converted when Norway adopted the [[Heckler & Koch G3#Other military variants and derivatives|AG-3 (H&K G3)]] as a replacement for both the M1 and the K98k. Some actions from Mauser Karabiner 98k left by German armed forces in 1945 were used by Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk (currently Kongsberg Small Arms) for building both military and civilian sniper/target rifles under the [[Mauser M59|Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk Skarpskyttergevær M59 - Mauser M59]] and [[Mauser M67|Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk Skarpskyttergevær M67 - Mauser M67]] designations. These rifles were used by the Norwegian armed forces up to the 2000s.
In West Germany Karabiner 98k were issued in the 1950s to the [[Bundesgrenzschutz]] (BGS; {{lang-en|[[Federalism|Federal]] [[Border guard|Border Guard]]}}) which was originally organized along paramilitary lines and armed as light infantry.<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-25657503.html BUNDESGRENZSCHUTZ Bitte Einmarsch -Der Spiegel 37/1953 {{de icon}}]</ref>
Former German Karabiner 98k rifles were widely distributed throughout the Eastern Bloc, some being refurbished two or three times by different factories. They were used by military and para-military forces (such as the [[East Germany|East German]] [[Combat Groups of the Working Class]]), and were replaced by Soviet weapons in the 1960s.
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-85458-0003, Berlin, Mauerbau, Kampfgruppen, NVA, VP.jpg|thumb|[[East Germany|East German]] members of the [[Combat Groups of the Working Class|Combat Group of the Working Class]] and [[Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic|Border Troops]] at the border of the Berlin sector in 1961. The Combat Group members are equipped with Karabiner 98k rifles.]]
East German refurbished Karabiner 98ks featured Russian-style thicker blue finish, a 'sunburst' proof mark and sometimes had the factory designation '1001' applied, which was the factory where the refurbishment was carried out. Numbers were re-stamped to match the receiver and old numbers barred out. Numbers of East German and Czech refurbished Karabiner 98ks were exported to the West in the late 1980s and early 1990s and are now in the hands of collectors. Russian Capture Karabiner 98ks were exported to the West in large numbers in the early- and mid- 2000s.
==== Yugoslavian postwar refurbishment ====
Because of the lack of weapons after World War II, the [[Yugoslavia]]n arms producer [[Zastava Arms]] refurbished German Karabiner 98k rifles which were left over or captured during the war. These rifles are readily identifiable as the German factory code markings have been scrubbed from the receiver and replaced with the Yugoslavian communist crest and the marking "Preduzece 44" on the receiver's ring. In addition to this, if the refurbishment took place after 1950, the marking "/48" was added to the "Mod. 98" originally present on the left side of the receiver, becoming "Mod. 98/48".The refurbished rifles were known also as [[Zastava M 98/48]]. The refurbished Prеduzeće 44 Karabiner 98k rifles were still being used in the Balkan wars of the 1990s.
==Derivati post-bellici==
Molti paesi dell’Europa continuarono la produzione di fucile basati sul K98k anche dopo la guerra. Ad esempio, la Fabrique Nationale de Herstal (FN, Belgio) e la Česká Zbrojovka (CZ, Cecoslovacchia) produssero le proprie versioni del K98k, o addirittura assemblarono K98k grazie alle parti che i tedeschi in ritirata si erano lasciati alle spalle.
As with post-Nazi occupation service post-war production of derivatives was a stop-gap solution until enough numbers of more modern automatic rifles could be developed and produced. The vast majority of the 98k pattern rifles were soon stored as reserve weapons or given for very low prices to various fledgling states or rebel movements throughout the developing world.
Both FN and CZ utilized a modified Kriegsmodell design, with the cleaning rod and stock disk omitted, but the bayonet lug restored. In Czechoslovakia it was known as P-18 or puška vz.98N, the first being the manufacturer's cover designation of the type, the second official army designation - rifle model 98, N for německá - German. In [[Romania]], the Czechoslovak version was known under the informal name of ZB, after Zbrojovka Brno - the Czechoslovak state producer of small weapons and munitions - and it was used to arm [[Romania]]'s [[Patriotic Guards (Romania)|Patriotic Guards]].
From 1950 to 1965, [[Yugoslavia]]n [[Zastava Arms]] produced a near-copy of the Karabiner 98k imported between the wars from [[Fabrique Nationale]] called the [[M48 Mauser|Model 1948]], which differed from the German rifle in that it had the shorter bolt-action of the Yugoslav M1924 series of rifles (not to be confused with the widely distributed Czech [[Vz 24]] which had a standard length action), a thicker barrel profile (Yugoslavia had low [[chromium]] iron ore deposits, so they could not produce steel as hardened as [[Krupp]]- or Sweden-steel used in other variants, and made up for it in adding extra material),{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} and a rear sight enclosed in the wooden hand guard (the German-style hand guard began in front of the rear sight, unlike e.g. exports to [[South America]] that had a hand guard and rear sight like the M48).
Fino al 1957, a La Coruña, in Spagna, si è continuato a produrre una variante el K98k, denominata M43: l’arma presentava una leva dell’otturatore dritta e una sagomatura per migliorare la presa sul legno (simile a quanto visto nei Reichspostgewehr. L’arma, camerata per il proiettile 7,92 x 57 mm Mauser, rimase in servizio attivo fino alla sua sostituzione con il più recente CETME, momento in cui fu denominata FR8 e venne relegata al ruolo di arma da addestramento.
[[File:Bolt517.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Primo piano dell’azione di un K98k.]]
Anche diversi stati extra-europei hanno fatto uso di K98k, tra cui diversi gruppi di guerriglia, per la creazione di nuovi stati o l’instaurazione di regimi e governi. Un esempio è Israele che ha continuato ad usare i K98k fino agli anni ’70.
Proprio l’uso di K98k per la creazione (ma soprattutto l’affermazione) dello stato di Israele ha suscitato un notevole interesse nei collezionisti. Diversi gruppi ebraici in Palestina acquistarono i fucili come residuati bellici per difendere i propri insediamenti dagli attacchi arabi così come per portare avanti operazioni di guerriglia contro l’esercito inglese in Palestina.
The [[Haganah]], which later evolved into the modern-day [[Israel Defense Forces]], was one of the Jewish armed groups in Palestine that brought large numbers of Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles and other surplus arms (namely the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Lee-Enfield]] bolt-action rifle, which was used on a large scale by these groups and the [[Mosin-Nagant]]) from Europe during the post–World War II period. Many, though not all, Israeli-used German surplus Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles have had their [[Nazism|Nazi]] [[Waffenamt]] markings and emblems stamped over with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and [[Hebrew alphabet|Hebrew]] arsenal markings.
As the Arab-Israeli conflict approached, the Haganah and other Jewish forces in [[Palestine]] tried to get hold of as many weapons as they could in the face of an arms embargo by British colonial authorities. One of most important purchases was a secret January 14, 1948, $12,280,000 worth contract with [[Arms shipments from Czechoslovakia to Israel 1947-1949|Czechoslovak Government]] including 4,500 P-18 rifles, as well as 50,400,000 rounds of ammunition. Later, the newly established [[Israel Defense Forces]] ordered more numbers of Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles, produced this time by [[Fabrique Nationale]]. These have Israeli and Belgian markings on the rifle as well as the emblem of the IDF on the top of the rifle's receiver. The FN-made Karabiner 98k rifles with the IDF markings and emblem on the rifle were produced and sold to Israel after it established itself as an independent nation in 1948. At some point, Israel converted all other Mauser 98-based rifles in their inventory (most commonly Czechoslovak [[vz. 24]] rifles, but small numbers of contract Mausers from sources ranging from Ethiopia to Mexico were also known to have come into Israeli hands) to the now standardized Karabiner 98k configuration. The original receiver markings of these conversions were not altered, making it easy for collectors to identify their origin. The Israeli Karabiner 98k utilized the same bayonet design as in German service, with a barrel ring added. The Israeli bayonets were a mix of converted German production and domestically produced examples.
During the late 1950s, the IDF converted the calibre of their Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles from the original German [[7.92×57mm Mauser|7.92 mm]] round to [[7.62×51mm NATO|7.62 mm NATO]] following the adoption of the [[FN FAL]] rifle as their primary rifle in 1958. The Israeli Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles that were converted have "7.62" engraved on the rifle [[Receiver (firearms)|receiver]]. Rifles with original German stocks have "7.62" burned into the heel of the rifle stock for identification and to separate the 7.62 NATO rifles from the original 7.92 mm versions of the weapon still in service or held in reserve. Some Karabiner 98k rifles were fitted with new, unnumbered beech stocks of recent manufacture, while others retained their original furniture. All of these converted rifles were proof-fired for service.
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 [[Six-Day War|1967 Six-Day War]] and the [[Yom Kippur War|1973 Arab-Israeli War]]. After the rifle was retired from reserve military service, the Israeli Mauser Karabiner 98k was given to a number of Third World nations as military aid by Israel during the 1970s and 1980s, and sold as ex-military surplus on the open market, with many Israeli Mausers being exported to [[Australia]] (the Israeli Mauser is the most predominant variant of the Mauser Kar98k rifle on the Australian surplus firearms market today) and the [[United States]] during the 1970s and 1980s. The Israeli Mausers provided to Third World armies began to themselves be imported for civilian sale in the United States, and tend to be in significantly worse condition than those sold directly out of Israeli storage.
==Il Kar98k oggi==
[[File:2june 2007 187.jpg|thumb|Soldato del [[Wachbataillon]] armato di K98k nel 2007.]]
Il Bundeswehr utilizza ancora dei K98k per parate e spettacoli che coinvolgono l’esercito. Nel 1995, le svastiche ancora presenti sulle armi furono definitivamente rimosse, anche a seguito di proteste del partito democratico tedesco per la presenza di tale marchio<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-9221356.html?name=Hakenkreuze+pr%26auml%3Bsentiert DER SPIEGEL 38/1995 Seite 16a vom 18. September 1995, Staatsbesuche - Hakenkreuze präsentiert] accessed 6 May 2008</ref>.
During the 1990s, the Yugoslavian Karabiner 98k rifles and the Yugoslavian [[M48 Mauser|M48]] and M48A rifles were used alongside modern [[Automatic firearm|automatic]] and [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic rifles]] by all the warring factions of the [[Yugoslav wars]]. There are a number of photographs taken during the war in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia]], showing combatants and snipers using Yugoslavian-made Mauser rifles from high-rise buildings in the Bosnian city of [[Sarajevo]].<ref>[http://www.texastradingpost.com/yugosniper/m48sniper.html M48 Mauser Sniper Rifle]</ref>
L’esercito norvegese usa tuttora i fucili di precisione Våpensmia NM149 e NM149-F1, basati entrambi sul sistema bolt-action tipico dei K98k. Oltre alle azioni M 98, le altre parti delle armi sono prodotte da svariate fabbriche norvegesi.
Dal 2003, diversi K98k (assieme a Mosin-Nagant, Lee-Enfield e M48 jugoslavi) sono stati impiegati conto le forze NATO dai ribelli iracheni assieme ad armi di concezioni più recenti quali [[AK-47]] e [[Simonov SKS|SKS]]. La buona gittata del proiettile 7,92 x 57 mm IS rende l’arma un’ideale variante low-cost ai più moderni fucili di precisione.
Diverse nazioni del Terzo Mondo possiedono lotti di K98k nei loro arsenali e non è raro vedere alcune di queste armi in azione durante le operazioni di guerriglia attuali.
===Uso civile===
[[File:En-Mauser 98k based hunting rifle.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Fucile da caccia basato sul desgn del K98k.]]
The Karabiner 98k rifles that were used by Germany during World War II are highly sought after collector's items in many circles. The Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle remains popular among many rifle shooters and military rifle collectors due to the rifle's historical background, as well as the availability of both new and surplus 7.92×57mm IS ammunition. {{As of|2010}}, the Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles that were captured by the Soviets during World War II and refurbished during the late 1940s and early 1950s have appeared in large numbers on the military [[Surplus store|surplus]] rifle market. These have proven popular with buyers in the United States and Canada, ranging from ex-military rifle collectors to target shooters and survivalists, due to the unique history behind the Soviet capture of Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles.
The widespread availability of surplus Mauser 98k rifles and the fact that these rifles could, with relative ease, be adapted for hunting and other sport purposes made the Mauser 98k popular amongst civilian riflemen. When German hunters after World War II were allowed again to own and hunt with full bore rifles they generally started to "rearm" themselves with the then abundant and cheap former [[Wehrmacht]] service rifles. Civilian users [[sporterising|changed]] these service rifles often quite extensively by mounting [[telescopic sight]]s, aftermarket hunting stocks, aftermarket triggers and other accessories and changing the original military chambering. Gunsmiths rebarreled or rechambered Mauser 98K rifles for European and American sporting chamberings such as the [[6.5×55mm|6.5×55mm Swedish Mauser]], [[7×57mm Mauser]], [[7×64mm]], [[.270 Winchester]], [[.308 Winchester]], [[.30-06 Springfield]], [[8×60mm S]], [[8×64mm S]], etc. The magnum hunting cartridges [[6.5×68mm]], [[8×68mm S]] and [[9.3×64mm Brenneke]] were even specially developed by German gunsmiths for the standard military Mauser 98 action.
Surplus Mauser 98K actions were used by [[Schultz & Larsen]] in Denmark as the basis for [[Schultz & Larsen M52 Target Rifle|target rifles]]. The actions had the German markings removed, were refinished in gray phosphate, and new serial numbers and proof marks applied. The Schultz & Larsen M52 and M58 Target Rifles used shortened and refurbished Karabiner 98k stocks. Later versions had new target stocks fitted and were available in .30-06, 6.5×55mm and 7.62mm NATO. Some of these rifles are still in competitive use today although with the benefit of new barrels. Besides conversions of original Karabiner 98k rifles other sporter variants made by a number of manufacturers such as FN Herstal, Zastava, Santa Barbara (Spain) and many others have been available at various times in a wide variety of chamberings, but most are large-bore hunting calibers.
===Modern civilian offspring===
The Mauser-type action is widely held to be the pinnacle of bolt-action rifle design, and the vast majority of modern weapons of this type, both military and civilian, are still based on it to this day. The safety offered by its three-lug bolt and the added reliability of controlled feed (especially favored by dangerous game hunters) are considerable refinements not found in other designs.
Throughout the design's history, standard sized and enlarged versions of the Mauser M 98 system have been produced for the civil market.
[[John Rigby & Company|John Rigby & Co.]] commissioned Mauser to develop the M 98 magnum action in the early 1900s. It was designed to function with the large sized cartridges normally used to hunt [[Big Five game]] and other dangerous game species. For this specialized type of hunting, where absolute reliability of the rifle under adverse conditions is very important, the controlled-feed M 98 system remains the standard by which other action designs are judged.<ref>[http://www.johnrigbyandco.com/html/AfricanExpressBoltRifle.html John Rigby & Co. - Rigby African Express Bolt Rifle]</ref> In 1911 John Rigby & Co. introduced the [[.416 Rigby]] cartridge that due to its dimensions could only be used in the M 98 magnum action.<ref name=vanWyk-MRRIGBY>{{cite journal|last=van Wyk|first=Johan|title=Mr Rigby and the Mauser|journal=African Outfitter|year=2007|month=October/November|volume=2/6|url=http://www.huntinglegends.com/rigby-and-mauser/|accessdate=19 May 2011}}</ref>
[[Zastava Arms]] currently (2010) manufactures the M48/63 sporting rifle which is a short barreled variant of the [[M48 Mauser|Model 1948]] military rifle and the [[Zastava M07]] sniper rifle.<ref>[http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=248 SPORTING RIFLE M48/63]</ref><ref>[http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=184 Sniper Rile 07]</ref>
Dal 1999 la ''Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH'' ha ripreso in Germania la produzione di Mauser M98 e Mauser M98 Magnum<ref>[http://www.mauserwaffen.de/Home.home.0.html?&L=1 Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH]</ref> seguendo gli schemi originali del 1936 e I relativi brevetti.
==Utilizzatori==
*{{Bandiera|Cina}} [[Cina|Repubblica Popolare Cinese]]<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126">"Mauser Bolt Rifles by Ludwig Olsen, 3rd edition, F. Brownell and Son, Publisher, p. 126</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlReVu0HziIC&pg=PA296&lpg=PA296&dq=albanian+mauser&source=bl&ots=viOHCpIhl2&sig=PiTycJ6nu9zd_2YA3imG4_ig8jA&hl=en&ei=Vm7jSo_TOI7WlAe8numKBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CB4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=chiang&f=false Ball, Robert: ''Mauser Military Rifles of the World'' Gun Digest Books, 2006]</ref>
*{{Bandiera|Croazia}} [[Croazia]]<ref name="bishop1998">Bishop, Chris. ''Guns in Combat''. Chartwell Books, Inc (1998). ISBN 0-7858-0844-2.</ref>
*{{Bandiera|Cecoslovacchia}} [[Cecoslovacchia]]<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>
*{{Bandiera|Danimarca}} [[Danimarca]]<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>
* {{Bandiera|Germania Est}} [[Repubblica Democratica Tedesca]]<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>: in uso alla ''Landstreitkräfte'' fino agli anni ’60.
* {{Bandiera|Finlandia}} [[Finlandia]]: circa 600 fucili (con annessi lanciagranate) furono ordinate durante la [[Seconda guerra mondiale]] vista la mancanza di lanciagranate per i Mosin-Nagant<ref>[http://www.jaegerplatoon.net/RIFLES6.htm Three Mausers and One Terni]</ref>.
* {{Bandiera|France}} [[Francia]]<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>
* {{Bandiera|Germania}} [[Germania]]<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>
* {{Bandiera|Israele}} [[Israele]]<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>
* {{Bandiera|Lussemburgo}} [[Lussemburgo]]<ref>[http://www.mnhm.lu/pageshtml/virtualmuseumtour.php GRAND-DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG]</ref>
* {{Bandiera|GER 1933-1945}} [[Germania nazista]]<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=JZ9cSQNeK9cC&pg=PA216&dq=karabiner+98k#v=onepage&q=karabiner%2098k&f=false</ref>
*{{Bandiera|Norvegia}} [[Norvegia]]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlReVu0HziIC&pg=PA296&lpg=PA296&dq=albanian+mauser&source=bl&ots=viOHCpIhl2&sig=PiTycJ6nu9zd_2YA3imG4_ig8jA&hl=en&ei=Vm7jSo_TOI7WlAe8numKBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CB4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=norwegian&f=false Ball, Robert: ''Mauser Military Rifles of the World''. Gun Digest Books, 2006]</ref>
*{{Bandiera|Olanda}} [[Olanda|Paesi Bassi]]<ref name="Brassey 1975, p. 57">Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World, 1950-1975, J.I.H Owen (1975), p. 57</ref>
*{{Bandiera|Portogallo}} [[Portogallo]]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlReVu0HziIC&pg=PA296&lpg=PA296&dq=albanian+mauser&source=bl&ots=viOHCpIhl2&sig=PiTycJ6nu9zd_2YA3imG4_ig8jA&hl=en&ei=Vm7jSo_TOI7WlAe8numKBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CB4Q6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=portuguese&f=false Ball, Robert: ''Mauser Military Rifles of the World''. Gun Digest Books, 2006]</ref>
* {{Bandiera|Serbia}} [[Serbia]]<ref name="bishop1998"/>
* {{Bandiera|Slovacchia}} [[Slovacchia]]<ref>Axworthy, Mark W.(2002), Axis Slovakia: Hitler's Slavic Wedge 1938-1945, Europa Books Inc., ISBN 1-891227-41-6</ref>
* {{Bandiera|Svezia}} [[Svezia]]<ref>[http://gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/rifles_se/gev39_40.htm Swedish rifles - Gev m/39 and m/40] gotavapen.se</ref>
* {{Bandiera|Turchia}} [[Turchia]]<ref name="Brassey 1975, p. 57"/>
* {{Bandiera|Jugoslavia}} [[Jugoslavia]]<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>
*{{Bandiera|Corea del Sud}} [[Corea]]<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>: usato dall’Esercito di Liberazione di Corea.
*{{Bandiera|Vietnam del Nord}} [[Vietcong]]
*{{Bandiera|Etiopia}} Insorti Etiopi<ref name="mcnab2002">{{cite book | last=McNab |first=Chris|title=20th Century Military Uniforms |year=2002 |edition=2nd |publisher=Grange Books |___location=Kent |isbn=1-84013-476-3}}</ref>: K98k vennero usati contro le truppe di occupazione italiana a partire dal 1941.
*{{Bandiera|Indonesia}} Insorti indonesiani<ref name="Brassey 1975, p. 57">Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World, 1950-1975, J.I.H Owen (1975), p. 57</ref>: vari K98k furono sottratti agli olandesi durante la rivoluzione indonesiana.
==Voci correlate==
*[[Walther Gewehr 43]]
*[[Mosin-Nagant]]
*[[Lee-Enfield]]
==Note==
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==Collegamenti esterni==
{{Commons|Karabiner 98k}}
'''German Mauser Kar98k rifle'''
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* [http://mauser98k.internetdsl.pl/indexen.html Mauser 98k rifle]
* [http://world.guns.ru/rifle/rfl02-e.htm world.guns.ru]
* [http://www.sproe.com/k/karabiner-98k.html Saving Private Ryan Online Encyclopedia] (contains a number of pictures of the Mauser Kar98k rifle from the movie)
* [http://www.nazarian.no/wep.asp?id=24&group_id=3&country_id=101&lang=0&p=7 Nazarian's Gun Recognition Guide – Video of the Mauser Kar98k rifle in action]
* [http://www.k98k.info German K98k Page {{de icon}}]
* [http://tirmilitairefabrice.ifrance.com/site%20mauser1/Kar%2098%20k.htm French K98k and G40k Page – go to "sommaire" at the bottom of the page to use the index {{fr icon}}]
* [http://www.rocchi.org/fucili/schede/98tedesco.htm Information and pictures of the Mauser Kar98k rifle {{it icon}}]
* [http://www.rocchi.org/fucili/schede/98ceko.htm information and pictures of the Czech Mauser Kar98k rifle {{it icon}}]
* [http://www.rocchi.org/fucili/esplosi/K98kcolori.jpg Technical drawings of the Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle]
* [http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/german-infantry-weapons/kar98-german-rifle.html MAUSER KAR. 98K RIFLE US Military Intelligence Service, Special Series No. 14, May 25, 1943]
'''Israeli Mauser Kar98k rifle'''
* [http://www.cruffler.com/review-January-01.html cruffler.com]
* [http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/israeli.html Carbines For Collectors] (contains a bit of history on the Mauser Kar98k rifle and its use by Israel)
* [http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting/oddshot4/index.asp SurplusRifle.com] (contains information and history on the Mauser Kar98k rifle's use by Israel)
* [http://www.rocchi.org/fucili/schede/mauserisraeliano.htm Information and pictures of the Israeli Mauser Kar98k rifle]
'''Yugoslav Mauser M48 rifle'''
* [http://www.surplusrifle.com/yugom48/index.asp SurplusRifle.com]
'''Modern civilian offspring of the Mauser 98K'''
* [http://www.mauserwaffen.de/Home.home.0.html?&L=1 Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH (Mauser Huntingweapons Ltd.)]
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