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|Arma = Arma da fuoco
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|Nome = Karabiner Modell 1898 kurz<br><small>K98k<small>
{{Infobox weapon
|Altra denominazione =
| name = P90
|Immagine = [[File:Kar 98K - AM.021488.jpg|300px]]
| image = [[Image:FN-P90 2.jpg|300px |alt=Photo of the P90 LV / IR model with an empty magazine in the weapon]]
|Didascalia = Un K98k del 1940 in buone condizioni.
| caption = ''P90 LV / IR'' model with empty [[magazine (firearm)|magazine]]
|Tipo = fucile bolt-action
| origin = Belgium
|Origine = {{Bandiera|GER 1933-1945}} Germania Nazista
| type = [[Personal defense weapon]]
|Utilizzatori = vedi [[#Utilizzatori|utilizzatori]]
<!-- Type selection -->
|Conflitti = [[Guerra civile spagnola]], [[Seconda guerra mondiale]], [[Guerra di Corea]], [[Guerra del Vietnam]]<ref name="bishop1998"/>, [[Crisi di Suez]], [[Rivoluzione rumena del 1989|Rivoluzione romena]], [[Guerra del Kippur|Guerra dello Yom-Kippur]], [[Guerra Iran-Iraq]], [[Guerre jugoslave]]<ref name="bishop1998"/>, [[Guerra d’attrito]], [[Guerra dei sei giorni]], [[Guerra civile cinese]], [[Guerra civile greca]], [[Guerra arabo-israeliana del 1948|Guerra Arabo-Israeliana]], [[Seconda guerra sino-giapponese]], [[Guerra d’Indocina]], [[Guerra coloniale portoghese]], [[Guerra d’Algeria]]
| is_ranged = yes
|Progettista =
<!-- Service history -->
|Data progettazione = 1930
| service = 1991–present <ref name="diez2000"/>
|Costruttore = vedi [[#Punzoni sul castello|produttori]]
| used_by = 40+ nations (see ''[[FN P90#Users|Users]]'')
|Date di produzione = 1935-1945 (versione originale), in produzione (repliche e varianti)
| wars =
|Entrata in servizio = 1935
* [[Gulf War]] <ref name="diez2000"/>
|Ritiro dal servizio = 1945
* [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|Afghanistan War]]
|Numero prodotto = 14.643.260<ref name="mausershooters" /><ref>[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}}]</ref>
* [[Iraq War]]
|Costo unitario =
* [[Mexican Drug War]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/157095.html |title=Armas del Ejército de EU, en narco mexicano |language=Spanish |date=January 19, 2008 |author=Otero, Silvia |publisher=''[[El Universal (Mexico City)|El Universal]]'' |accessdate=November 18, 2011}}</ref>
|Varianti =
* [[Libyan civil war]] <ref name="deredactie"/>
|Peso = 3,7 kg
<!-- Production history -->
|Lunghezza = 1110 mm
| designer =
|Lunghezza canna = 610 mm
| design_date = 1986–90 <ref name="diez2000"/>
|Rigatura =
| manufacturer = [[FN Herstal]]
|Parte lunghezza =
| unit_cost =
|Lunghezza parte =
| production_date = 1990–present <ref name="arsmechanica08"/>
|Ampiezza =
| number =
|Altezza =
| variants = See ''[[#Variants|Variants]]'':
|Diametro =
* '''P90''' (''P90 TR'', ''P90 USG'', ''P90 LV'', ''P90 TR LV'', ''P90 USG IR'')
|Calibro = 7,92 mm
* '''PS90''' (''PS90 TR'', ''PS90 USG'')
|Munizioni = [[7,92 × 57 mm Mauser]]
<!-- General specifications -->
|Tipo di munizioni =
| spec_label =
|Peso proiettile =
| weight =
|Numero canne =
* {{convert|2.6|kg|abbr=on}} (''P90'') <ref name="FNH P90">{{cite web|title=The P90 Series|url=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/military/tactical/p90-series/p90-standard/|publisher=FNH USA|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref>
|Azionamento = bolt-action
 
|Cadenza di tiro =
* {{convert|2.85|kg|abbr=on}} (''PS90'') <ref name="FNH PS90">{{cite web|title=The PS90 Series|url=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/commercial/carbines/ps90-standard/|publisher=FNH USA|accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref>
|Velocità alla volata = 862 m/s
| length =
|Tiro utile = 500 m (mire metalliche), 1000 m (con ottiche 8x)
* {{convert|50.5|cm|abbr=on}} (''P90'')<ref name="FNH P90"/>
|Gittata massima = 2000 m
* {{convert|66.6|cm|abbr=on}} (''PS90'')<ref name="FNH PS90"/>
|Alimentazione = caricatore interno da 5 colpi (clip da 5 colpi per il caricamento, o manuale)
| part_length =
|Organi di mira = mire metalliche regolabili, ottiche opzionali
* {{convert|26.4|cm|abbr=on}} (''P90'')<ref name="FNH P90"/>
|Elevazione =
* {{convert|40.7|cm|abbr=on}} (''PS90'')<ref name="FNH PS90"/>
|Velocità elevazione =
| width = {{convert|5.5|cm|abbr=on}} <ref name="jones2009"/>
|Angolo di tiro =
| height = {{convert|21|cm|abbr=on}} <ref name="jones2009"/>
|Velocità di rotazione =
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
|Raffreddamento =
| cartridge = [[FN 5.7×28mm]] <ref name="fnhusap90"/>
|Corsa di rinculo =
| action = [[Blowback (arms)|Straight blowback]], [[closed bolt]] <ref name="fnhusap90"/>
|Tipo di lama =
| rate = 900 RPM (rounds per minute) <ref name="jones2009"/>
|Tipo di impugnatura =
| velocity = {{convert|715|m/s|abbr=on}}<ref name="jones2009"/>
|Tipo di fodero =
| range = {{convert|200|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="jones2009"/>
|Tipo di punta =
| max_range = {{convert|1800|m|abbr=on}}<ref name="jones2009"/>
|Tipo di manico =
| feed = 50-round detachable box [[Magazine (firearm)|magazine]] <ref name="fnhusap90"/>
|Carica =
| sights = [[Tritium]]-illuminated [[Red dot sight|reflex sight]], back-up [[iron sight]]s <ref name="jones2009"/>
|Peso della carica =
|Spoletta =
|Portata =
|Sviluppata da =
|Sviluppi successivi =
|Ref = World Guns.ru<ref>http://world.guns.ru/rifle/repeating-rifle/de/mauser-9-e.html</ref>
}}
 
The '''FN P90''' is a [[personal defense weapon]] (PDW) designed and manufactured by [[FN Herstal]] in Belgium.<ref name="miller2001">{{cite book |first=David |last=Miller |year=2001 |title=The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns |publisher=Salamander Books Ltd. |___location=London |isbn=9781840652451}}</ref> Created in response to [[NATO]] requests for a replacement for [[9×19mm Parabellum]] firearms, the P90 was designed as a compact but powerful firearm for vehicle crews, operators of crew-served weapons, support personnel, [[special forces]] and [[counter-terrorist]] groups.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="oliver2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.global-defence.com/2006/Utilities/article.php?id=40 |title=In the Line of Fire |author=Oliver, David |year=2007 |publisher=Global Defence Review |accessdate=October 19, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061016074936/www.global-defence.com/2006/Utilities/article.php?id=40 |archivedate=October 16, 2006}}</ref>
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 praticamente intatti.
 
Designed by FN in conjunction with the [[FN Five-seven]] pistol and [[FN 5.7×28mm]] ammunition,<ref name="arsmechanica08"/> development of the weapon began in 1986, and production commenced in 1990 (from which the "90" in its name is derived<ref name="arsmechanica08">{{cite book |editor1-first=Auguste |editor1-last=Francotte |editor2-first=Gaier |editor2-last=Claude |editor3-first=Karlshausen |editor3-last=Robert |title=Ars Mechanica – The Ultimate FN Book |date=January 2008 |publisher=Herstal Group |___location=Vottem |isbn=9782874158773}}</ref>), whereupon the 5.7×28mm ammunition was redesigned and shortened.<ref name="diez2000">{{cite book |first=Octavio |last=Díez |year=2000 |title=Armament and Technology: Handguns |publisher=Lema Publications, S.L. |___location=Barcelona |isbn=9788484630135}}</ref> A modified version of the P90 with a magazine adapted to use the new ammunition was introduced in 1993, and the Five-seven pistol was subsequently introduced as a companion weapon using the same 5.7×28mm ammunition.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990">{{cite web |url=http://www.thegunzone.com/556dw-10.html |title=The 5.56 × 45mm Timeline: 1990–1994 |author=Watters, Daniel E. |publisher=The Gun Zone |accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref>
 
Featuring a compact [[bullpup]] design with an integrated [[Reflector sight|reflex sight]] and fully [[ambidextrous]] controls, the P90 is an unconventional weapon with a futuristic appearance.<ref name="dockery2007"/> Its design incorporates several innovations such as a unique top-mounted [[Magazine (firearms)|magazine]] and FN's small-caliber, high-[[muzzle velocity|velocity]] 5.7×28mm ammunition.<ref name="dockery2007"/>
 
The P90 is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 nations, such as Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Greece, India, Malaysia, Poland, and the United States.<ref name="milrev">Tirans, Ivars (2009). "Baltic Defence Research and Technology 2009 Conference Proceedings". Military Review: Scientific Journal for Security and Defence (ISSN: 1407–1746), Nr. 3/4 (132/133), p 103.</ref><!--NOTE: See the Users section of this article for additional references for each individual country.--> In the United States, the P90 is in use with over 200 law enforcement agencies, including the [[United States Secret Service|U.S. Secret Service]].<ref name="white2009">{{cite video |people=White, Tim |title=FN PS90 Product Video |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/le/flash/prodvid.asp?PS90.f4v |format=f4v |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |year=2009 }}</ref> While developed and initially marketed as a PDW, it can also be considered a [[submachine gun]] or compact [[assault rifle]].<ref name="dockery2007">{{cite book |first=Dockery |last=Kevin |authorlink=Kevin Dockery (author) |year=2007 |title=Future Weapons |publisher=Berkley Trade |___location=New York |isbn=9780425217504}}</ref> The standard [[selective fire]] P90 is restricted to military and law enforcement customers, but since 2005, a [[semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] version has been offered to civilian shooters as the ''PS90''.<ref name="dettyTL2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/fnh-57x28mm-dynamic-duo |title=FNH 5.7×28mm Dynamic Duo |author=Detty, Mike |date=October 2008 |publisher=''Special Weapons For Military & Police'' |accessdate=November 21, 2009}}</ref>
 
== History ==
 
=== Development ===
 
The P90 and its 5.7×28mm ammunition were developed by FN Herstal in response to [[NATO]] requests for a replacement for the [[9×19mm Parabellum]] cartridge and associated pistols and submachine guns.<ref name="gourley2003">Gourley, S.; Kemp, I (November 26, 2003). "The Duellists". Jane's Defence Weekly (ISSN: 02653818), Volume 40 Issue 21, pp 26–28.</ref> NATO called for two types of weapons chambered for a new cartridge—one a shoulder-fired weapon, and the other a handheld weapon.<ref name="gourley2003"/> According to NATO, these new weapons, termed personal defense weapons (PDWs), were to provide "personal protection in last-resort situations when the user is directly endangered by the enemy [...]."<ref name="gourley2003"/> In 1989, NATO published document ''D/296'', outlining a number of preliminary specifications for these weapons:
==Storia==
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 8×)<ref>{{Cite book
| last = Bishop
| first = Chris
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| title = The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II
| place = New York
| publisher = Orbis Publishing Ltd
| year = 1998
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| isbn = 0-7607-1022-8}}</ref>.
 
* The new cartridge was to have greater range, accuracy, and [[ballistic trauma|terminal performance]] than the 9×19mm cartridge.<ref name="gourley2003"/> Additionally, it was to be capable of penetrating [[body armor]].<ref name="gourley2003"/>
==Dettagli dell’arma==
* The shoulder-fired personal defense weapon was to weigh less than 3&nbsp;kg (6.6&nbsp;lb), with a [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] capacity of at least 20 rounds.<ref name="gourley2003"/>
===Caratteristiche tecniche===
* The handheld personal defense weapon (pistol) was to weigh less than 1&nbsp;kg (2.2&nbsp;lb), although a weight of 700&nbsp;g (1.5&nbsp;lb) was deemed desirable; it was to have a magazine capacity of no less than 20 rounds.<ref name="gourley2003"/>
[[File:Kar 98K - AM.033696.jpg|thumb|Esemplari di K98k dalla collezione del Museo dell’Esercito Svedese.]]
* Both weapons were to be sufficiently compact to be carried hands-free on the user's person at all times, whether in the cab of a vehicle or the cockpit of an aircraft, and were to perform effectively in all environments and weather conditions.<ref name="gourley2003"/>
[[File:Disassembled mauser long action.jpg|thumb|Azione di un K98k.]]
 
FN Herstal was the first [[small arms]] manufacturer to respond to NATO's requirement; FN started by developing a shoulder-fired personal defense weapon, the P90, along with a small caliber, high velocity 5.7×28mm cartridge type.<ref name="gourley2003"/> The original 5.7×28mm cartridge, called the ''SS90'', went into production with the P90 in 1990.<ref name="marchington2004">{{cite book |first=James |last=Marchington |year=2004 |title=The Encyclopedia of Handheld Weapons |publisher=Lewis International, Inc. |___location=Miami |isbn=9781930983144}}</ref> The SS90 propelled a 1.5&nbsp;g (23&nbsp;[[grain (unit)|grain]]) plastic-core [[projectile]] from the P90 at a [[muzzle velocity]] of roughly 850&nbsp;m/s (2,800&nbsp;ft/s).<ref name="marchington2004"/> Shortly after its introduction, the P90 was adopted and used in service with the [[Special Forces Group (Belgium)|Belgian special forces group]] in the 1991 [[Gulf War]].<ref name="diez2000"/>
Il k98k era un fucile bolt-action ad alimentazione controllata basato sul sistema Gewehr 98. Il caricatore interno poteva essere riempito tramite stripper clip da cinque colpi [[7,92 × 57 mm Mauser|7,92 × 57 mm]] o un colpo alla volta. La leva dell’otturatore dritta dell’M 98 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.
 
Following the P90's introduction, FN revised the 5.7×28mm ammunition.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> The new variation, designated the ''SS190'', used a projectile 2.7&nbsp;mm (0.11&nbsp;in) shorter in length than that of the SS90.<ref name="marchington2004"/> This allowed it to be used more conveniently in the 5.7×28mm FN Five-seven pistol, which was under development at that time.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> The SS190 projectile had a heavier weight, and a more conventional construction with an aluminium and steel core.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/><ref name="marchington2004"/> The first prototypes of the SS190 were created in 1992, and the design was finalized in 1993, replacing the SS90.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> A modified version of the P90, with a magazine adapted to use the shortened ammunition, was then introduced in the same year.<ref name="gunzonetimeline1990"/> Several special cartridge variations were developed, such as the L191 [[tracer ammunition|tracer]] round and the SB193 [[speed of sound|subsonic]] round for use with a sound-suppressed P90.<ref name="jones2009">{{cite book |editor1-first=Richard D. |editor1-last=Jones |editor2-first=Leland S. |editor2-last=Ness |title=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 |date=January 27, 2009 |edition=35th |publisher=Jane's Information Group |___location=Coulsdon |isbn=9780710628695}}</ref>
Le parti metalliche del fucile venivano bluite, un procedimento che permette di proteggere i pezzi dall’ossidazione con uno strato di [[magnetite]] (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, in un processo definito [[reazione di Schikorr]]). La protezione era però insufficiente, e solo dal 1944 fu introdotta la [[fosfatazione]] (o, in alternativa, la 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. '''I primi modelli di K98k erano forniti di calcio in noce (pezzo unico). Dal 1938 in poi, l'arma cominciò a presentare un calcio laminato, conseguenza della scarsità di materiali e del costo elevato del legno di noce. Il calcio in laminato risultava più resistente di quello a pezzo unico, non richiedeva stagionatura, e soprattutto era molto più economico, a costo di un maggior peso<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>.
* '''Accessori. '''Il K98k era distribuito corredato di cinghia per il trasporto, copri-volata e un kit di pulizia '''RG34 '''(''Reinigungsgerät 34'') racchiuso in un contenitore metallico, che conteneva un oliatore e attrezzi per lo smontaggio dell'arma<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mp44.nl/equipment/rg34.htm |title=Rifle Cleaning Kit 34 (Reinigungsgerät 34)}}</ref>. L'arma era progettata per essere usata in abbinamento alla baionetta '''S84/98 III'''. 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. '''Nel 1942 venne introdotto un lanciagranate da fucile (basato su un progetto risalente alla [[Prima guerra mondiale]]) chiamato '''''Gewehrgranatengerät '''''o '''''Schießbecher'''.'' Questo lanciagranate da 30 mm era pensato per adattarsi a tutti i modelli di K98k e avrebbe dovuto sostituire tutti i lanciagranate allora in servizio. L'uso era possibile sia contro la fanteria che contro postazioni fortificate o carri leggeri fino a 280 m di distanza. Il funzionamento del lanciagranate si basava su una nuova munizione appositamente sviluppata per permettere il lancio della granate. La munizione sparava un proiettile in legno che colpiva il percussore della granata facendola partire. Lo ''Schießbecher'' poteva essere montato su svariate armi, tra cui ricordiamo Karabiner 98a, G98/40, [[StG 44]] e [[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 munizioni 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 tedesche==
===K98k "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.
 
=== NATO evaluation ===
===Variante di precisione===
{{Further2|[[FN 5.7×28mm#History|FN 5.7×28mm (history)]]}}
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-216-0417-19, Russland, Soldaten in Stellung.jpg|thumb|Cecchino tedesco prende la mira con un K98k equipaggiato con ottica telescopica Zeiss ZF 42 (4×).]]
 
In 2002 and 2003, NATO conducted a series of tests with the intention of standardizing a PDW cartridge as a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge.<ref name="oliver2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.global-defence.com/2006/Utilities/article.php?id=40 |title=In the Line of Fire |author=Oliver, David |year=2007 |publisher=Global Defence Review |accessdate=October 19, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20061016074936/http://www.global-defence.com/2006/Utilities/article.php?id=40 |archivedate=October 16, 2006}}</ref> The tests compared the relative merits of the FN 5.7×28mm cartridge and the [[HK 4.6×30mm]] cartridge, which was created by German small arms manufacturer [[Heckler & Koch]] as a competitor to the 5.7×28mm.<ref name="oliver2007"/> The results of the NATO tests were analyzed by a group formed of experts from Canada, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and the group's conclusion was that the 5.7×28mm was "undoubtedly" the more efficient cartridge.<ref name="oliver2007"/> However, the German delegation and others rejected the NATO recommendation that 5.7×28mm be standardized, halting the standardization process indefinitely.<ref name="oliver2007"/><ref name="gourley2003"/> As a result, both the 4.6×30mm and 5.7×28mm cartridges (and the associated weapons) have been independently adopted by various NATO countries, according to preference; the P90 is currently in service with military and police forces in over 40 countries throughout the world.<ref name="milrev"/><ref name="gourley2003"/>
Per i tiratori scelti venivano scelti in fabbrica esemplari particolarmente precisi, su cui veniva poi montata un'ottica. Un buon cecchino poteva colpire con un K98k un bersaglio distante fino a 1.000 m. L'ottica tedesca ''Zeiss Zielver 4''× (ZF 39) presentava un reticolo di compensazione per la caduta dei proiettili ad intervalli di 50 m (l'ottica spaziava dai 100 agli 800 m, altre varianti fino ai 1.000 m). Per il fucile erano disponibili anche altre ottiche di ottima fattura tra cui meritano menzione le ''Zeiss Zielsech 6''×'' ''(ZF 42), le ''Ajack 4×'' e ''Ajack'' ''6×'', la ''Hensoldt Dialytan 4x'' e la ''Kahles Heliavier 4×''. Dato che il K98k di fabbrica non era progettato per il montaggio di ottiche, la lavorazione del castello per l'adattamento doveva essere eseguita da un artigiano molto preparato<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>. Un'ottica che fosse stata montata troppo in basso sopra il castello non avrebbe permesso di operare nè l'otturatore nè il meccanismo della sicura. Il problema veniva aggirato montando il mirino più in alto o, meno frequentemente, leggermente disassato verso sinistra in modo da garantire l'operabilità dell'arma. Gli esemplari di precisione prodotti sono stimati in 132.000 unità<ref name="French K98k and G40k Page">[http://tirmilitairefabrice.ifrance.com/site%20mauser1/Kar%2098%20k.htm French K98k and G40k Page]</ref>.
 
=== Present ===
===K98k "Klappschaft" e "Abnehmbarer Lauf"===
Varianti sperimentali del K98k furono pensate per fornire una variante accorciata dell'arma ai paracadutisti. Infatti, benchè già carabina, il K98k era comunque troppo lungo per essere trasportato agevolmente dai paracadutisti. Tuttavia, le forze aviotrasportate tedesche non compirono altri aviosbarchi dopo l'attacco a Creta nel 1941, pertanto non vi sarebbe stata alcuna richiesta per il nuovo fucile. La Mauser di Obendorf ha sicuramente prodotto due varianti sperimentali, una con calcio pieghevole (denominata ''Klappschaft'') e una con canna smontabile (denominata ''Abnehmbarer Lauf'')<ref name="Karabiner 98k at www.waffenhq.de">[http://www.waffenhq.de/index1280.html Karabiner 98k at www.waffenhq.de]</ref>.
 
Further development of the P90 platform led to the creation of the ''P90 TR'' model, which has a [[Picatinny rail|MIL-STD-1913]] triple rail interface for mounting accessories.<ref name="gourley2003"/> This model was introduced in late 1999 and continues to be offered alongside the standard P90.<ref name="gourley2003"/> More recently, the P90 has been offered to civilian shooters as the ''PS90'', a semi-automatic carbine intended for [[self-defense|personal protection]] and sporting use.<ref name="fnhusaps90">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/commercial/carbines/ps90-standard |title=FNH USA Carbines&nbsp;— The PS90 Standard |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |year=2012 |accessdate=August 31, 2012}}</ref>
===Gewehr 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 (Bassa Sassonia)|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>.
 
== Design ==
==Punzonatura sul castello==
[[File:PS90 breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|A disassembled PS90 carbine, showing the major component groups. The standard P90 disassembles into similar component groups: 1. hammer group, 2. barrel and optical sight group, 3. butt plate, 4. magazine, 5. moving parts group, 6. frame and trigger group]]
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''.
 
The P90 is a [[selective fire]], [[Blowback (arms)|straight blowback]]-operated weapon with a cyclic [[rate of fire]] of 900 RPM (rounds per minute).<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="fnhusap90">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/law-enforcement/tactical/p90-series |title=FNH USA Tactical Weapons – The P90 Series |year=2012 |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |accessdate=August 31, 2012}}</ref> The weapon is chambered for FN's 5.7×28mm ammunition, and although it was developed and initially marketed as a personal defense weapon, it could be considered a submachine gun or compact assault rifle.<ref name="dockery2007"/> Its unusual shape is based on extensive [[ergonomic]] research.<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="miller2001"/> The weapon is grasped by means of a thumbhole in the frame that acts as a [[pistol grip]], as well as an oversized [[trigger guard]] that acts as a [[foregrip]] for the shooter's support hand.<ref name="marchington2004"/> The P90 fires from a [[closed bolt]] for maximum accuracy, and its design makes extensive use of [[polymers]] for reduced weight and cost.<ref name="dettyTL2008"/> Overall, the weapon is relatively lightweight, weighing 2.5&nbsp;kg (5.6&nbsp;lb) empty, or 3&nbsp;kg (6.6&nbsp;lb) with a loaded 50-round magazine.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="marchington2004"/>
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>.
 
The P90 is notable for being fully [[ambidextrous]]—it can be operated by right or left-handed shooters with equal ease, and without making any modifications to the weapon.<ref name="marchington2004"/> FN Herstal has described it as the "first fully ambidextrous individual automatic weapon."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fnherstal.com/html/p_90.htm |title=P90® Submachine Gun, 5.7x28mm |year=2002 |publisher=[[FN Herstal]] |accessdate=October 15, 2011 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20020214012140/http://www.fnherstal.com/html/p_90.htm |archivedate=2002}}</ref> The [[charging handle]], [[magazine release]] and backup [[iron sight]]s are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the weapon, and the firing selector is located directly at the foot of the trigger, where it can be operated from either side by the shooter's trigger finger or support hand thumb.<ref name="fnhusap90"/> When fired, the P90 ejects spent cartridge casings downward through a chute located behind the grip, so spent cases are kept out of the shooter's line of sight.<ref name="marchington2004"/>
==La ''dottrina delle armi'' tedesca==
Il K98k soffre dello stesso difetto che penalizzò tutti i fucili prodotti attorno al 1900, ovvero la relativa complessità e pesantezza, dovute al fatto che simili armi erano state create in un periodo in cui la strategia militare si basava su individui specializzati nel colpire con precisione i propri bersagli a distanze relativamente elevate. Il rateo di fuoco era infatti limitato dalla (generalmente) scarsa velocità di azionamento dell'otturatore. Il [[caricatore]], inoltre, aveva una capacità nettamente inferiore a quella del coevo inglese Lee-Enfield. Durante il Secondo conflitto mondiale si cercò di porre rimedio a tale svantaggio mediante la progettazione di un particolare caricatore esterno che poteva essere agganciato all'arma eliminando lo sportellino inferiore del caricatore interno, portando così la capacità dell'arma a 20 colpi (nonostante dovesse essere comunque caricato mediante le stripper clip da 5 colpi). Mentre gli americani adottarono come standard nel 1936 il fucile semiautomatico [[M1 Garand]], i tedeschi rimasero fedeli ai loro fucili bolt-action in virtù di quella dottrina secondo cui il potere di fuoco di una squadra dovesse risiedere nelle mitragliatrici leggere, relegando in questo modo la fanteria armata di fucile al ruolo di porta munizioni oppure al fuoco di copertura. Vi furono tentativi di introdurre fucili semiautomatici durante la guerra (esempi sono il [[Gewehr 41]] e la sua evoluzione [[Gewehr 43]]), ma queste armi non riuscirono mai a soppiantare il K98k nel suo ruolo, come non vi riuscirono le ben più evolute armi della famiglia di fucili d'assalto StG 43. Il K98k venne quindi prodotto per tutta la guerra fino alla resa del maggio 1945.
 
The P90 can be fitted with a [[Sling (firearms)|sling]] for greater ease of carry, and since the weapon has a fixed [[stock (firearms)|stock]] (as opposed to having a collapsing or folding stock), it can be quickly deployed when needed.<ref name="marchington2004"/><ref name="fnhp90">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnherstal.com/index.php?id=268&backPID=262&productID=63&pid_product=294&pidList=262&categorySelector=4&detail=&cHash=fb257c2c82 |title=Personal Defense Weapons: P90® Standard |year=2011 |publisher=[[FN Herstal]] |accessdate=May 18, 2011}}</ref> The weapon's smooth, rounded contours prevent it from snagging on the shooter's clothing or equipment, and a small vertical protrusion is provided at the front end of the weapon's frame to prevent the shooter's hand from accidentally slipping in front of the [[Muzzle (firearms)|muzzle]] while shooting.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="marchington2004"/> A hollow compartment inside the rear of the weapon's frame—accessed by removing the buttplate—allows for convenient storage of a cleaning kit.<ref name="marchington2004"/>
Solo nei combattimenti ravvicinati venivano preferite le pistole mitragliatrici, soprattutto in ambienti urbani dove la portata e la potenza del proiettile giocavano ruoli marginali. Alla fine della guerra si rese evidente la necessità di un'arma che coniugasse le potenzialità dei fucili con quelle delle pistole mitragliatrici, e il nuovo fucile d'assalto StG 44 avrebbe potuto benissimo farsi strada nell'esercito tedesco, ma la sua disponibilità non fu mai tanto elevata da permettere una sostituzione totale dei K98k e degli [[MP 40]] allora in servizio nella Wehrmacht.
 
The P90 was designed to have a length no greater than a man's shoulder width, to allow it to be easily carried and maneuvered in tight spaces, such as the inside of an [[Armoured fighting vehicle|armored vehicle]].<ref name="dockery2007"/> To achieve this, the weapon's design uses the unconventional [[bullpup]] configuration, in which the [[firearm action|action]] and magazine are located behind the trigger and alongside the shooter's face so that there is no wasted space in the [[Stock (firearms)|stock]].<ref name="dettyTL2008"/> The P90's dimensions are minimized by its unique horizontally mounted feeding system, wherein the [[Magazine (firearms)|box magazine]] sits parallel to the barrel on top of the weapon's frame.<ref name="dockery2007"/> The weapon overall has an extremely compact profile—it is the most compact fixed-stock submachine gun to be made.<ref name="dockery2007"/> The standard version of the weapon has an overall length of 500&nbsp;mm (19.7&nbsp;in), a height of 210&nbsp;mm (8.3&nbsp;in), and a width of 55&nbsp;mm (2.2&nbsp;in).<ref name="jones2009"/>
==Impiego==
===Esportazione nel periodo inter-bellico===
[[File:Gevär m1940 - 8x63mm - AM.006920.jpg|thumb| '''Gevär m/40''' svedese camerato per la munizione 8 × 63 mm m/32 e dotato di freno di bocca. Immagine per gentile concessione del Museo dell’Esercito Svedese, Stoccolma, Svezia.]]
 
The P90 requires minimal [[Firearm maintenance|maintenance]], and it can be disassembled quickly and easily.<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="wall2003"/> It is a modular firearm, consisting of four main component groups: the [[Gun barrel|barrel]] and optical sight group, the moving parts group, the frame and [[Trigger (firearms)|trigger]] group, and the [[Hammer (firearms)|hammer]] group. The P90's barrel is [[Forging|cold hammer-forged]] and [[Chrome plating|chrome-lined]], with an overall length of 263&nbsp;mm (10.4&nbsp;in).<ref name="fnhusap90"/> The barrel has eight [[rifling]] grooves with a right-hand [[twist rate]] of 1:231&nbsp;mm (1:9.1&nbsp;in), and it is equipped with a diagonally cut [[flash suppressor]] that also acts as a recoil compensator.<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="fnhusap90"/> The stated service life of the barrel is 20,000 rounds.<ref name="dockery2007"/>
Sebbene la stragrande maggioranza dei K98k vennero destinati alle forze armate tedesche, l'arma venne venduta all'estero negli anni che precedettero la Seconda guerra mondiale. In Portogallo, dove l'arma fu accolta molto positivamente, il K98k venne adottato ufficialmente con il nome di '''Espingarda 7,92 mm m/937 Mauser'''<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>. Altri paesi di esportazione furono la Cina (il numero di esemplari spediti tra il 1935 e il 1939 è sconosciuto) e successivamente (dopo l'occupazione del territorio cinese) l'Impero Nipponico (solo nel 1937 vennero spediti oltre 20.000 esemplari d'arma)<ref>Law, Richard D., "Backbone of the Wehrmacht, Collector Grade Publications, Ontario, 1993, p310</ref>. Il numero di armi esportate calò drasticamente con l'avvicinarsi della guerra, dato che l'intera produzione delle fabbriche tedesche era ora volta ad armare la macchina bellica nazista.
 
The P90 uses an internal hammer striking mechanism and a trigger mechanism with a three-position rotary dial fire control selector, located at the foot of the trigger. The dial has three settings: ''S''&nbsp;– safe, ''1''&nbsp;– semi-automatic fire, and ''A''&nbsp;– fully automatic fire. When set on ''A'', the P90's fire selector provides a two-stage trigger operation similar to that of the [[Steyr AUG]] assault rifle—pulling the trigger back slightly produces semi-automatic fire, and pulling the trigger fully to the rear produces fully automatic fire.<ref name="marchington2004"/>
===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''.]]
 
=== Ammunition ===
Praticamente tutti i reparti dell'esercito tedesco impiegavano il K98k durante la Seconda guerra mondiale. Il fucile ha quindi prestato servizio sulla stragrande maggioranza dei teatri di guerra, tra cui Europa, Nord Africa, Unione Sovietica, Finlandia e Norvegia. Nonostante all'inizio del conflitto l'arma fosse alla pari con le armi schierate dagli avversari della Germania, le debolezze dell'arma si fecero sempre più rapidamente evidenti nel momento in cui Stati Uniti e Russia scesero in campo con i loro nuovi fucili semiautomativi (rispettivamente [[Garand M1]] e [[SVT-40]]). Eppure, il K98k rimase l'arma d'ordinanza della Wehrmacht per tutta la durata della guerra. Le forze della resistenza dell'Europa occupata facevano ovviamente frequente uso dei K98k catturati. Persino l'Unione Sovietici si trovò a far uso, a causa di una mancanza cronica di equipaggiamento, di ingenti quantitativi di K98k abbandonati dai tedeschi nella loro precipitosa ritirata verso la Germania. Il fucile veniva sovente chiamato ''Kars'' dai tedeschi.
[[File:57lineup.jpg|thumb|left|Three of the small-caliber, high-[[muzzle velocity|velocity]] [[5.7×28mm]] cartridges as used in the P90. The left cartridge has a plain hollow tip, the center cartridge has a red plastic V-max tip, and the right cartridge has a blue plastic V-max tip<ref name="dockery2007"/>]]
{{main|FN 5.7×28mm}}
[[File:FNP90MAG02.jpg|thumb|upright|The P90's unique [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]] has a capacity of 50 rounds, and it fits flush with the weapon's frame.<ref name="dockery2007"/>]]
[[File:FNP90MAG01.JPG|thumb|The P90 magazine feed lips]]
 
Particularly significant to the design of the P90 is the small-caliber, high-velocity bottlenecked cartridge it uses. The 5.7×28mm cartridge was created by FN Herstal in response to a NATO requirement that called for a replacement for the 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge, which is commonly used in pistols and submachine guns.<ref name="oliver2007"/> The 5.7×28mm cartridge weighs 6.0&nbsp;g (93&nbsp;[[Grain (unit)|grains]])—roughly half as much as a typical 9×19mm cartridge—allowing the same amount of ammunition to be carried for less weight, or allowing more ammunition to be carried for the same weight.<ref name="dettyTL2008"/><ref name="fnhusaammo2002">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/contents/tw_57x28system.htm |title=FNH USA, Inc. 5.7×28mm Weapon System |year=2002 |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |accessdate=February 1, 2010 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20021225101159/www.fnhusa.com/contents/tw_57x28system.htm |archivedate=December 25, 2002}}</ref><ref name="fortierusg02">{{cite web |url=http://www.handgunsmag.com/ammunition/hg_militarytoday_200811 |title=Military Ammo Today |author=Fortier, David |year=2008 |publisher=''Handguns Magazine'' |accessdate=October 19, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5rzTMO60b |archivedate=2010}}</ref> Since the 5.7×28mm cartridge has a relatively small diameter, an unusually high number of cartridges can be contained in a magazine.<ref name="amselle2011">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/fn-five-seven-57x28mm |title=FN FIVE-SEVEN 5.7×28mm |date=November 2011 |author=Amselle, Jorge |publisher=''Special Weapons For Military & Police'' |accessdate=November 9, 2011}}</ref> The cartridge has a loud [[Muzzle blast|report]] and produces considerable [[muzzle blast#Muzzle flash|muzzle flash]] (when fired from a pistol), but it produces roughly 30&nbsp;percent less [[recoil]] than the 9×19mm cartridge, improving [[muzzle rise|controllability]].<ref name="fortierusg02"/> Due to its high velocity, the 5.7×28mm exhibits an exceptionally flat [[trajectory]].<ref name="dockery2007"/><ref name="wall2003"/>
La [[Svezia]] ordinò 5.000 fucili K98k per uso anticarro, che vennero adottati con la denominazione '''''Gevär m/39'''''. Tuttavia, gli svedesi dovettero arrendersi all'evidenza: il potere penetrante del proiettile 7,92 mm Mauser non era sufficente allo scopo per cui si pensava di impiegarlo. Fu così che i fucili ordinati vennero riconvertiti e ricamerati per la munizione 8 × 63 mm m/32, sviluppata appositamente per il tiro a lungo raggio con mitragliatrici leggere. Il fucile subì modifiche estese e il caricatore interno fu riadattato per ospitare il nuovo proiettile, ben più grande del 7,92 mm Mauser, a scapito della capacità che passò da 5 colpi a 4. La denominazione passò così a '''''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>. Un soppressore di fiamma venne istallato per ridurre la forza del rinculo sull'operatore, con conseguente designazione definitiva in '''''Gevär m/40'''''. L'arma si rivelò tuttavia ben al di sotto delle aspettative e non fu mai usata in combattimento, fino a quando gli esemplari vennero venduti dopo la fine della guerra<ref>[http://gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/kar98k/kar98k.htm Den tyska karbinen modell 98 K. Göta Vapenhistoriska Sällskap.] Retrieved 7 October 2012.</ref>.
 
One of the design intents for the standard 5.7×28mm cartridge type, the ''SS190'', was that it have the ability to penetrate [[Kevlar]] [[ballistic vest|protective vests]]—such as the NATO [[CRISAT]] vest—that will stop conventional pistol bullets.<ref name="fortierusg02"/> Fired from the P90, the 5.7×28mm SS190 has a muzzle velocity of roughly 716&nbsp;m/s (2,350&nbsp;ft/s) and is capable of penetrating the CRISAT vest at a range of 200 m (219 yd), or a [[ballistic vest#Performance standards|Level IIIA]] Kevlar vest at the same range.<ref name="wall2003"/><ref name="fortierusg02"/> FN states an effective range of 200&nbsp;m (219&nbsp;yd) and a maximum range of 1,800&nbsp;m (1,969&nbsp;yd) for the 5.7×28mm cartridge when fired from the P90.<ref name="jones2009"/>
===Uso post-bellico===
====Gli esemplari catturati dai sovietici====
Durante la Seconda guerra mondiale, l'[[Unione Sovietica]] si trovò a catturare milioni di fucili K98k. Si iniziò così a rimettere in funzione le armi a cavallo tra gli anni '40 e '50, mettendo da parte i fucili per un eventuale futuro conflitto con i paesi del blocco occidentale. Questi fucili, definiti dai collettori '''Mauser RC''' (''Russian capture''), sono facilmente identificabili dalla grezza stampigliatura di una ''X'' sul lato sinistro del castello, una bluitura poco curata e parti non sempre recanti la stessa matricola. In effetti, gli arsenali sovietici non si curarono di riassemblare i vari fucili con i pezzi originali e alcune parti, come le astine per la pulizia e i copri-mirino, vennero fusi per ricavare metallo da lavoro.
 
In testing conducted by the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] (RCMP) in 1999, the SS190 fired from the P90 at a distance of 25&nbsp;m (27&nbsp;yd) exhibited an average penetration depth of 25&nbsp;cm (9.85&nbsp;in) in [[ballistic gelatin]] covered with a Level II [[ballistic vest|vest]].<ref name="cutshaw2006">Cutshaw, Charlie (May 2006). "FN Herstal's Five-seveN Pistol". Tactical Response.</ref> The SS190 exhibited penetration depths ranging from 28 to 34&nbsp;cm (11 to 13.5&nbsp;in) when fired from the P90 into bare ballistic gelatin, in tests conducted by [[Houston Police Department]] [[SWAT]].<ref name="wall2003"/> In testing, the SS190 and similar 5.7×28mm [[projectile]]s consistently turn base over point ("tumble") as they pass through ballistic gelatin and other media, using the 21.6-mm (.85&nbsp;in) projectile length<ref name="sterett2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.gunweek.com/2005/feature0110.html |title=FN 5.7mm Five-seveN Pistol Makes Civilian Model Debut |author=Sterett, Larry S. |publisher=Gun Week |year=2005 |accessdate=October 19, 2009}}</ref> to create a larger wound cavity.<ref name="miller2001"/><ref name="dettyTL2008"/><ref name="wall2003"/><ref name="bahde2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/combat-handguns/fnh-five-seven-odg-57x28mm |title=FNH Five-seveN ODG 5.7×28mm |author=Bahde, Dave |publisher=''Combat Handguns'' |date=November 2009 |accessdate=November 28, 2009}}</ref> However, some are skeptical of the bullet's [[ballistic trauma|terminal performance]], and it is a subject of debate among civilian shooters in the United States.<ref name="bahde2009"/>
Molti di questi fucili (assieme con svariati modelli di Mosin Nagant) furono in seguito spediti ai movimenti rivoluzionari comunisti delle nazioni dell'Europa Centrale e del Sudest Asiatico nella prima fase della [[Guerra fredda|Guerra Fredda]]. L'invio di armi provenienti da eccedenze militari era il metodo con cui Mosca poteva segretamente armare migliaia di combattenti senza però compromettere la sua posizione, e sopratutto fornendo a tali paesi armi più vecchie rispetto alle nuove dotazioni (solo più tardi si comincerà a spedire carabine [[Simonov SKS|SKS]] e fucili d'assalto [[AK-47]]). Ad esempio, durante la [[Guerra del Vietnam]], la Russia inviò decine di stock di armi tedesche della guerra ai combattenti [[Vietcong]] e all'[[NVA]].
 
The 5.7×28mm projectile potentially poses less risk of [[collateral damage]] than conventional pistol bullets, because the projectile design limits overpenetration, as well as risk of [[ricochet]].<ref name="cutshaw2006"/><ref name="humphries2008"/> The lightweight projectile loses much of its [[kinetic energy]] after traveling only 400 m (437&nbsp;yd), whereas a conventional pistol bullet such as the 9×19mm retains significant energy beyond 800 m (875&nbsp;yd), posing greater risk of collateral damage in the event of a miss.<ref name="dockery2007"/> This range exceeds the engagement distances expected for the 5.7×28mm cartridge's intended applications, so the cartridge's limited energy at long range is not considered to be disadvantageous.<ref name="dockery2007"/> Since the SS190 projectile does not rely on fragmentation or the expansion of a [[hollow point bullet|hollow point]], the cartridge (and 5.7×28mm weapons) is considered suitable for military use under the [[Hague Convention of 1899]], which prohibits the use of expanding bullets in warfare.<ref name="bahde2009"/>
====Servizio nei paesi occupati dal Terzo Reich====
Negli anni subito successivi alla Seconda guerra mondiale, diverse nazioni (da entrambe le parti della Cortina di Ferro) che erano state sotto la dominazione tedesca adottarono il K98k come arma d'ordinanza per la fanteria, anche in virtuù dell'elevato numero di armi che i tedeschi si erano lasciati dietro.
 
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Nazioni come la Francia e la Norvegia usarono il K98k e svariate altre armi tedesche nell'immediato dopoguerra. La Francia arrivò addirittura a produrre una propria variante del K98k, che fu impiegata per armare la Legione Straniera che combatteva nell'Indocina. La stessa arma venne impiegata, anche se per breve tempo, dalle guardie di confine della Germania Ovest<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>.Nella Germania Ovest i K98k vennero adottati nel 1950 anche dal ''Bundesgrenzschutz''<ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/print/d-25657503.html BUNDESGRENZSCHUTZ Bitte Einmarsch -Der Spiegel 37/1953 {{de icon}}]</ref>.
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=== Feeding ===
I K98k in Norvegia furono ben presto soppiantati dall'americano M1, ma rimasero i servizio alla Guardia Nazionale fino agli anni '70, e per questo ruolo vennero ricamerati per sparare il proiettile .30-06 usato dal Garand. Successivamente si decise di ricamerare nuovamente l'arma in 7,62 mm NATO ma il progetto fu interrotto dopo la conversione di un migliaio di esemplari, quando la Norvegia introdusse in servizio l'AG-3 (una variante del tedesco H&K G3) come rimpiazzo per M1 e K98k. Le azioni di svariati K98k vennero reimpiegate nel 1945 dalla Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk per costruire fucili di precisione ad uso sia civile e militare con le denominazioni '''Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk Skarpskyttergevær M59''' (ovvero ''fucile di precisione Kongsberg M59'') e '''Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk Skarpskyttergevær M67''', armi che vennero usate dall'esercito norvegese fino agli anni duemila.
 
The P90 uses a unique horizontally mounted feeding system—patented in the United States—that contributes to the weapon's compact profile and unusual appearance.<ref name="dockery2007"/> ''U.S. Patent 4,905,394'' ("Top mounted longitudinal magazine") was awarded in 1990, naming René Predazzer as the sole inventor.<ref>{{ cite web |url=http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4905394.PN.&OS=PN/4905394&RS=PN/4905394 |title=U.S. Patent 4,905,394 (Top mounted longitudinal magazine) |publisher=[[United States Patent and Trademark Office]] |accessdate=July 15, 2010}}</ref> The [[Magazine (firearms)|detachable box magazine]] is mounted parallel to the P90's barrel, fitting flush with the top of the weapon's frame, and it contains 50 rounds of ammunition, which lie in two rows at a right angle to the barrel.<ref name="marchington2004"/> As the cartridges are pushed back by spring pressure and arrive at the rear end of the magazine, they are fed as a single row into a spiral feed ramp and rotated 90 degrees, aligning them with the [[Chamber (firearms)|chamber]].<ref name="marchington2004"/> The magazine body is composed of polymer, and it is semi-transparent to allow the shooter to see the amount of ammunition remaining at any time.<ref name="marchington2004"/>
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-85458-0003, Berlin, Mauerbau, Kampfgruppen, NVA, VP.jpg|thumb|Membri del ''gruppo combattente della classe operaia'' della Germania Est al confine del settore nel 1961. I combattenti sono armati di K98k.]]
 
=== Sights and accessories ===
==== Il K98k in Jugoslavia dopo la Guerra ====
[[File:USGsight01.jpg|thumb|The normal and low-light reticles of the USG reflex sight used on the FN P90 / PS90 USG models. The ''USG'' [[reflex sight]] has a black T-shaped [[reticle]] with [[tritium]] elements that glow red and are visible in dim lighting.<ref name="rodriguez2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.shootingtimes.com/longgun_reviews/st_fnsfirepower_200811 |title=FN's Fun 5.7 Firepower |author=Rodriguez, Greg |year=2008 |publisher=''Shooting Times'' |accessdate=October 24, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5yoKCm3HD |archivedate=2011}}</ref>]]
A causa della mancanza di armi dopo la Seconda guerra mondiale, la casa d'armi jugoslava Zastava Arms si risolse a rimettere in funzione i K98k abbandonati dai tedeschi. I modelli che hanno subito modifiche in Jugoslavia sono facilmente identificabili, in quando è ben visibile la cancellatura dei punzoni nazisti, sostituiti invece dalle marche jugoslave e dalla scritta ''Preduzece 44''. Inoltre, se la rimessa in funzione dell'arma è avvenuta dopo il 1950, la marcatura /48 fu aggiunta a fianco della designazione tedesca Mod. 98 presente sul castello. Le armi di questa categoria sono conosciute come '''Zastava M 98/48'''. Le armi della Zastava erano ancora usate durante le guerre balcaniche degli anni '90.
 
The P90 was originally equipped with the Ring Sights HC-14-62 [[Reflector sight|reflex sight]], but the current weapon is instead fitted with the Ring Sights MC-10-80 sight, which was specifically designed for it.<ref name="gourley2003"/><ref name="ringsights01">{{cite web |url=http://www.ringsights.com/Products/sights/SightsDesc/MC-10-80.htm |title=Ring Sights MC-10-80 |publisher=Ring Sights |accessdate=June 28, 2010}}</ref> The HC-14-62 has a polymer housing and uses a forward-aimed fiber optic collector to illuminate the white daytime reticle, which consists of a large circle of about 180 [[minutes of arc]] (MOA), with a 20 MOA circle surrounding a 3.5 MOA dot in the center. The MC-10-80 has an anodized aluminum housing, and has a similar black reticle. The night reticle for both the HC-14-62 and the MC-10-80 consists of an open ''T'' that is primarily illuminated by a [[Tritium illumination|tritium module]], and, in the HC-14-62, ambient light drawn in by an upward-facing collector. The sight is adjustable for both windage and elevation, and it can be used in conjunction with [[night vision equipment]].<ref name="ringsights01"/> As backup in case the reflex sight is damaged, a set of fixed iron sights is provided on each side of the reflex sight housing.<ref name="ringsights01"/>
==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.
 
The P90 has provisions for mounting a number of different types of accessories, including [[tactical light]]s and [[laser sights|laser aiming devices]]. A sling can be attached to the P90 for greater ease of carry, or it can be fitted with various [[sound suppressor]]s such as the Gemtech ''SP90'', which was designed specifically for the weapon in cooperation with FN Herstal.<ref name="jones2009"/> This stainless steel suppressor with a black oxide finish is built according to [[MIL-SPEC]]s, including saltwater corrosion resistance.<ref name="jones2009"/> It has a length of 184&nbsp;mm (7.2&nbsp;in), a diameter of 35&nbsp;mm (1.4&nbsp;in) and a weight of 680 g (1.5&nbsp;lb).<ref name="jones2009"/> When [[speed of sound|subsonic]] ammunition is used in conjunction with the suppressor, it reduces the sound signature of the P90 by 33&nbsp;dB.<ref name="jones2009"/> A small case collector pouch for the P90 is available which fits over the ejection port and collects spent cases as they are ejected downward; the pouch will collect up to one hundred cases before filling.<ref name="gourley2003"/><ref name="wall2003"/>
Sia la FN che la CZ usarono la variante ''Kriegsmodell'' come base per le loro repliche, con l'unica differenza l'aver reinserito l'attacco per la baionetta facendo a meno dell'astina pulisci-canna. In Cecoslovacchia, l'arma divenne nota con le denominazioni equivalenti '''P-18''' e '''Puška vz.98N''' (dove ''N ''sta per ''Německá'', ovvero ''tedesco''). In Romania la variante ceca divenne nota come ZB (''Zbrojovka Brno'') e fu adottata dalla Guardia Patriottica Romena.
 
== Variants ==
Dal 1950 al 1965 la jugoslava Zastava Arms produsse una copia del K98k che divenne nota come '''Model 1948''' e presentava come caratteristiche peculiari l'adozione del sistema ad otturatore corto tipico del fucile jugoslavo M1924 e un spessore maggiore della canna dovuto al fatto che la jugoslavia non possedeva giacimenti di cromo, e dunque non poteva produrre un acciaio resistente quanto quello prodotto dalle acciaierie Krupp.
[[File:FN P90 PDW.jpg|thumb|''P90 TR'' (Triple Rail) model, which features a [[Picatinny rail]] system for mounting accessories, equipped with an Aimpoint [[red dot sight]]<ref name="jones2009"/>]]
 
=== Military models ===
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.
 
; P90 TR:The ''P90 TR'' (Triple Rail) model, also known as the "flat-top," was introduced in late 1999.<ref name="jones2009"/> It features a receiver-mounted triple [[MIL-STD-1913]] (''Picatinny'') rail interface system, or "Triple Rail," for mounting accessories.<ref name="jones2009"/> There is one full-length accessory rail integrated into the top of the receiver, and two rail stumps are included on the sides of the receiver.<ref name="jones2009"/> The top rail will accept various optical sights with no tools or additional mounting hardware required, and the side rails serve to mount secondary accessories, such as tactical lights or laser aiming devices.<ref name="fnhusap90"/>
[[File:Bolt517.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Primo piano dell’azione di un K98k.]]
; P90 USG:The ''P90 USG'' (United States Government) model is similar to the standard P90, except the [[Reflector sight|reflex sight]] housing is aluminium, and the sight has a revised [[reticle]].<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The black reticle consists of a tiny dot inside of a small ring, which is joined by three posts that glow red in low light conditions due to [[tritium]]-illumination.<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The USG reflex sight can be removed and replaced with a special MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail mount for attaching a different sight.<ref name="rodriguez2008"/>
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.
;P90 Laserex models:The ''P90 LV'' (Laser Visible) and ''P90 IR'' (InfraRed) models, both of which were introduced in late 1995, have an integrated laser sight manufactured by Laserex Technologies in Australia.<ref name="idr1996">"Revolution in Slow Motion". International Defense Review (Switzerland), Volume 29 Issue 1, pp 13–14 (January 1, 1996).</ref> The ''P90 LV'' model projects an 8 [[Watt#Multiples|mW]] visible laser intended to be used as a low-light shooting aid or for dissuasive effect, while the ''P90 IR'' model projects a 4.5 [[Watt#Multiples|mW]] [[infrared]] laser that can only be seen with [[night vision device|night vision equipment]].<ref name="fnhusap90"/><ref name="remtekp90laser">{{cite web |url=http://www.remtek.com/arms/fn/p90/laser/index.htm |title=FN P90 Laser Target Designator |year=1999 |publisher=Remtek |accessdate=December 23, 2009}}</ref> Both laser systems are compact, consisting of a small, flat panel integrated into the front end of the weapon's frame.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/>
 
The Laserex P90 laser systems have a weight of 131 g (0.29&nbsp;lb), and they are activated by means of a green pressure switch located on the underside of the weapon's pistol grip.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/> The lasers can be configured for three different internal settings: ''Off''&nbsp;– disabled to prevent accidental activation, ''Training''&nbsp;– low intensity for eye safety and extended battery life in training, or ''Combat''&nbsp;– high intensity for maximum visibility.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/> The Laserex P90 laser systems have a battery life of 250 hours when used on the ''Training'' setting, or a life of 50 hours when used on the ''Combat'' setting.<ref name="remtekp90laser"/>
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.
 
=== Semi-automatic models ===
Lo Haganah, che poi divenne il moderno IDF (Israel Defense Forces), fu il gruppo che acquistò il maggior numero di K98k e altri fucili residuati del perioso bellico (da ricordare il Lee-Enfield inglese e il Mosin sovietico). Tutte le armi tedesche subirono un processo di sostituzione della punzonatura: alle marche naziste furono sostituite quelle israeliane.
[[File:FNPS9002.jpg|thumb|The matte black ''PS90 USG'' model; the PS90 is a semi-automatic carbine developed for civilian shooters for personal protection and sporting use<ref name="fnhusaps90"/>]]
 
The ''PS90'' is a [[carbine]] version of the P90, intended for civilian shooters for personal protection and sporting use; it was introduced in 2005, and continues to be offered in several configurations.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/><ref name="detty2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa1.com/PDF/reviews/0801PS90policemag.pdf |title=FNH USA PS90 Carbine |author=Detty, Mike |date=January 1, 2008 |publisher=Police Magazine |accessdate=October 14, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/628JtLShu |archivedate=October 2, 2011}}</ref> The PS90 will accept the standard 50-round P90 magazines, but the gun is supplied with a magazine that is blocked to a capacity of 10 or 30 rounds, allowing it to be sold in jurisdictions where magazine capacities are [[Gun laws in the United States (by state)|restricted by law]].<ref name="detty2008"/>
All'avvicinarsi del conflitto arabo-israeliano, le forze ebree in Palestine cercarono di procurarsi quanti più fucili possibile aggirando l'embrago imposto dalle autorità coloniali britanniche. Uno degli acquisti più massicci fu quello concluso il 14 gennaio 1948, con un passaggio di merce per un valore di 12.280.000 $. Il governo cecoslovacco vendette 4.500 fucili P-18 a Israele, assieme ad uno stock di 50.400.000 munizioni. Più tardi (dopo la fondazione di Israele nel 1948), il nuovo IDF ordinò altri K98k, stavolta prodotti dalla FN. Tali armi presentavano il marcho della FN unito a quello della IDF.
 
In order to be legal for purchase by civilians without obtaining a tax stamp for a Short Barreled Rifle (SBR) as defined by the United States [[National Firearms Act]], the PS90 carbine has an extended 407&nbsp;mm (16&nbsp;in) barrel and is semi-automatic, with a trigger pull of approximately {{convert|31|-|36|N}}.<ref name="rodriguez2008"/><ref name="detty2008"/> The lengthened barrel has eight [[rifling]] grooves, with a right-hand [[twist rate]] of 1:229&nbsp;mm (1:9 in) and a rifled length of {{convert|376|mm|abbr=on}}; the muzzle is equipped with a fixed "birdcage" type [[flash suppressor]].<ref name="detty2008"/>
Alla fine degli anni '50, lo IDF convertì il calibro dei K98k tedeschi dall'originale 7,92 mm al più recente 7,62 mm NATO a seguito dell'adozione del nuovo FN FAL nel 1958. I fucili convertiti presentano la stampigliatura (peraltro molto grezza) ''7,62'' sul castello. La nuova stampigliatura permetteva di distinguere facilmente i modelli convertiti da quelli che invece furono lasciati nel loro calibro originale.
 
Despite the added barrel length, the PS90 is relatively compact and lightweight, with an overall length of 667&nbsp;mm (26.3&nbsp;in), and a weight of 3.4&nbsp;kg (7.5&nbsp;lb) with a fully loaded 50-round magazine.<ref name="detty2008"/> Due to the added barrel length, the PS90 can achieve a muzzle velocity of up to 777&nbsp;m/s (2,550&nbsp;ft/s) with SS195LF ammunition, or up to 930&nbsp;m/s (3,050&nbsp;ft/s) with third-party ammunition.<ref name="fnhusacatalogammo08">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa1.com/PDF/FNH08ammunition.pdf |title=FNH USA 2008 Product Catalog&nbsp;– 5.7×28mm Ammunition |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |year=2008 |accessdate=January 30, 2010 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5rOfo5oje |archivedate=July 21, 2010}}</ref><ref name="gunblast">{{cite web |url=http://www.gunblast.com/FNH-PS90.htm |title=PS90 USG 5.7x28mm Semi-Auto Carbine from FNH-USA |author=Quinn, Jeff |date=May 27, 2009 |publisher=Gunblast |accessdate=August 18, 2011}}</ref>
Il fucile tedesco continuò ad essere usato da diversi reparti dello IDF fino agli anni '70 e fu molto impiegato durante la Guerra dei Sei Giorni e il conflitto arabo-israeliano del 1973. Quando il fucile fu ritirato dal servizio, i fucili ancora nei depositi israeliani furono venduti come aiuti ai paesi del Terzo Mondo negli anni '80. Gli esemplari spediti nel Terzo Mondo cominciarono lentamente a spostarsi in America, ma le loro condizioni erano decisamente meno apprezzabili di quelli venduti direttamente da Israele.
 
; PS90 Standard: The ''PS90 Standard'' is the current model of the PS90 offered by FN Herstal.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> It features a MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail fitted to the top of the receiver, which allows the shooter to mount their preferred optical sight.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> The rail includes a set of integrated iron sights, as backup in case the primary sight is damaged.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> The PS90 Standard is available with either an olive drab or black frame.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/>
==Il Kar98k oggi==
; PS90 TR: The ''PS90 TR'' is now discontinued.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> It featured a "Triple Rail" receiver assembly identical to that of the P90 TR.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> The top of the receiver consisted of an MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail, allowing the shooter to mount his or her preferred optical sight.<ref name="detty2008"/> Two polymer side rails—one on each side of the receiver—were included for mounting secondary accessories, such as lasers or tactical lights.<ref name="detty2008"/> Like the PS90 Standard, the PS90 TR was available with either an olive drab or black frame.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> As of 2013, the PS90 TR model is no longer listed by FNH USA.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/>
[[File:2june 2007 187.jpg|thumb|Soldato del [[Wachbataillon]] armato di K98k nel 2007.]]
; PS90 USG: The ''PS90 USG'' is now discontinued.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> In the same fashion as the P90 USG, this model has an aluminium reflex sight housing with a revised [[reticle]].<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The black reticle consists of a tiny dot inside of a small ring, which is joined by three posts that glow red in low light conditions due to tritium-illumination.<ref name="rodriguez2008"/> The USG reflex sight can be removed and replaced with a special MIL-STD-1913 (''Picatinny'') rail mount for attaching a different sight, and like other models of the PS90, the USG is available with either an olive drab or black frame.<ref name="fnhusaps90"/><ref name="rodriguez2008"/> As of 2011, the PS90 USG model is no longer listed by FNH USA,<ref name="fnhusaps90"/> but the USG reflex sight is still offered as a standalone accessory.
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 stampigliatura<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>.
 
== Users ==
Negli anni '90, le varianti jugoslave del K98k e i fucili '''M48 '''e '''M48A '''vennero usati al fianco di più moderne armi automatiche e semiautomatiche da tutte le fazioni combattenti nelle guerre di Jugoslavia. Ci sono numerose foto scattate durante la guerra in Bosnia che mostrano combattenti e cecchini armati di Mauser jugoslavi<ref>[http://www.texastradingpost.com/yugosniper/m48sniper.html M48 Mauser Sniper Rifle]</ref>.
[[Image:P90 Cyprus.jpg|thumb |185px |alt=Photo of a Cypriot National Guard member carrying a P90 during a parade in Larnaca |The [[Cypriot National Guard]] purchased 350 P90s in 2000.<ref name="jones2009"/>]]
 
[[Image:FAP parada2.JPG|thumb |185px |alt=Photo of the Peruvian special forces carrying P90s during a parade |Peruvian special forces carrying P90s during a military parade in 2012]]
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 M98, le altre parti delle armi sono prodotte da svariate fabbriche norvegesi.
 
Despite being originally intended as a defensive weapon for military personnel whose primary role is not fighting with small arms (such as vehicle drivers), most sales of the P90 have been to [[special forces]] and [[counter-terrorist]] groups who use it for offensive roles.<ref name="gourley2003"/> The P90 first saw operational use in the 1991 [[Gulf War]], where it was used by the [[Special Forces Group (Belgium)|Belgian special forces group]].<ref name="diez2000"/>
Dal 2003, diversi K98k (assieme a [[Mosin nagant 1891/30|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 × 57 mm IS rende l’arma un’ideale variante low-cost ai più moderni fucili di precisione.
 
In 1997, suppressed P90s were used in combat by the Peruvian special forces group (''Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales'') in [[Operation Chavín de Huantar]], the [[hostage crisis|hostage rescue]] siege that ended the [[Japanese embassy hostage crisis]].<ref name="specialops">{{cite web |url=http://www.specialoperations.com/Foreign/Peru/Assault.htm |title=Peru's Special Forces: Operation Chavin de Huantar |accessdate=August 15, 2009}}</ref> The operation was a success: all 14 [[Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement|MRTA]] revolutionaries were killed, and 71 hostages were rescued.<ref name="specialops"/> The MRTA revolutionaries who had taken the hostages were equipped with body armor, but it was defeated by the Peruvian special forces' P90s.<ref name="lewis2007">{{cite book |first=Jack |last=Lewis |authorlink=Jack Lewis (screenwriter) | title=The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons |publisher=Krause Publications |___location=Iola |edition=7th |date=September 26, 2007 |isbn=9780896894983}}</ref> In 2011, P90s were used by [[Muammar Gaddafi]]'s [[Armed forces of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya|military forces]] in the [[2011 Libyan civil war]], and some of these examples were captured and used in the war by [[Anti-Gaddafi forces|Libyan rebel forces]].<ref name="deredactie">{{cite web |url=http://analyse.deredactie.be/2011/04/21/bericht-van-het-front-in-libie |title=Bericht van het front in Libië |date=April 21, 2011 |language=Dutch |author=Fux, Eric |publisher=''[[De Redactie]]'' |accessdate=May 2, 2011}}</ref>
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.
 
By 2009, the P90 was in service with military and police forces in over 40 countries.<ref name="milrev"/> In the United States, [[Houston Police Department]] was the first local law enforcement agency to adopt the P90, acquiring it for their [[SWAT]] team in 1999.<ref name="wall2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.hendonpub.com/resources/articlearchive/details.aspx?ID=309 |title=Experiences with the FN P90 |author=Wall, Sandy |publisher=Hendon Publishing Co. |date=April 2003 |accessdate=September 14, 2010 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5yoK5IoX4 |archivedate=May 19, 2011}}</ref> In 2003, the Houston SWAT team became one of the first agencies in the country to use the weapon in a [[shootout]].<ref name="wall2003"/> By 2009, the P90 was in use with over 200 law enforcement agencies in the United States,<ref name="white2009"/> including the [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] and [[United States Federal Protective Service|Federal Protective Service]].<ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="terry2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/1047/on_the_streets_of_new_york_security |title=On the Streets of New York: Security |date=September 3, 2004 |author=Allen, Terry J. |publisher=''[[In These Times]]'' |accessdate=September 26, 2009}}</ref> In response, the [[National Rifle Association]] added the P90 and PS90 to its NRA Tactical Police Competition standards, allowing law enforcement agencies to compete in the event using either weapon.<ref name="nracomp2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.fnhusa.com/le/press/detail.asp?id=61 |title=NRA Adds FN 5.7×28mm Caliber Firearms to Tactical Police Competition Standards |year=2009 |publisher=[[FNH USA]] |accessdate=May 13, 2010}}</ref>
===Uso civile===
[[File:En-Mauser 98k based hunting rifle.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Fucile da caccia basato sul desgn del K98k.]]
 
Military and law enforcement organizations using the P90 include:
I K98k usati durante la guerra sono molto ambiti dai collezionisti oggi. Il fucile rimane popolare anche in virtù del suo background storico, come anche grazie alla grande disponibilità di munizionamento (sia originale che di nuova fabbricazione). In particolare, sul mercato sono frequenti le armi catturate dai sovietici e riassemblate, e questi modelli sono molto ambiti a causa della loro storia piuttosto travagliata.
 
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La relativa disponibilità di tale fucile e la possibilità di adattarsi a fucile da caccia ha reso il K98k un'arma molto popolare tra i tiratori civili. Quando ai cacciatori della Germania del dopoguerra fu permesso di detenere armi in piena regola, la prima fonte fu proprio il surplus bellico. Le armi civili hanno spesso subito drastiche modifiche, dall'istallazione di ottiche al montaggio di calciatura moderne in fibra e ergonomiche, grilletti ad alta sensibilità e modifiche del calibro.
{| class="wikitable"
! width="100px"| Country
! Organization
! Model
! Quantity
! width="35px"| Date
! Reference
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Argentina}}
| ''[[Agrupación de Buzos Tácticos]]'' tactical diver group of the [[Argentine Navy]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="noro">{{cite web |url=http://defdigital.com.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=282:como-se-hace-un-buzo-tactico&catid=44:defensa&Itemid=112 |title=Cómo se hace un Buzo Táctico |language=Spanish |author=Noro, Lauro |publisher=Def Digital Argentina |accessdate=August 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saorbats.com.ar/GaleriaSaorbats/Madryn04/index.htm |title=La ARA de visita en Puerto Madryn |language=Spanish |author=Villada, Christian |publisher=SAORBATS |accessdate=August 29, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5yoKVb1rk |archivedate=2011}}</ref><ref name="aresnro12">{{cite web |url=http://www.aresworldefense.com/ares/pdf/12pdf.html |title=ARES World Defence & Security Nro. 12 |author=Villamil, Roberto; Taibo, Javier |date=August 2009 |language=Spanish |publisher=''Ares Worldefense'' |accessdate=December 25, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| Former ''Policia Aeronáutica Nacional'' (PAN; National Aeronautical Police)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saorbats.com.ar/GaleriaSaorbats/FFAA03/Fuerzas%20Amadas%20Argentinas.html |title=Fotos de las Fuerzas Armadas Argentinas |language=Spanish |author=Villada, Christian |publisher=SAORBATS |accessdate=August 29, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5yoKXNdw4 |archivedate=2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Austria}}
| ''[[Jagdkommando]]'' (Jakdo) special group of the [[Austrian Army]]
| align="center"| ''P90'', <br>''P90 TR''
| align="center"| 140
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="sunkler2008">{{cite book |first=Sören |last=Sünkler |title=Elite und Spezialeinheiten Europas |trans_title=Elite and Special Forces in Europe |language=German |publisher=Motorbuch Verlag |___location=Stuttgart |date=March 6, 2008 |isbn=9783613028531}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Austrian Military Police|Kommando Militärstreife & Militärpolizei]]'' (Kdo MilStrf&MP) close protection teams
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heer.at/truppendienst/ausgaben/artikel.php?id=835 |title=Militärstreife & Militärpolizei im ÖBH 2010 |language=German |author=Baumgartner, Franz |year=2009 |publisher=[[Austrian Armed Forces]] |accessdate=October 13, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="9"|{{Flagu|Belgium}}
| ''[[Belgian Naval Component|Composante Marine]]'' (Belgian Navy) commandos
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/international/article/441721/l-engagement-militaire-belge-a-desormais-un-volet-maritime.html |title=L'Engagement Militaire Belge a Désormais un Volet Maritime |author=Sueur, émilie |date=August 28, 2008 |language=French |publisher=''[[La Libre Belgique]]'' |accessdate=January 5, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Belgian Land Component|Composante Terre]]'' (Belgian Army), replacing the [[Uzi]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2004–
| align="center"| <ref name="senatebe2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/publications/viewTBlok&DATUM='05/27/2004'&TYP=handeen&VOLGNR=2&LANG=fr |date=May 27, 2004 |title=Question Orale de Mme Isabelle Durant au Ministre de la Défense sur l'Appel d'Offres pour de Nouveaux Fusils pour la Défense Nationale (n<sup>o</sup> 3-328) |language=French |publisher=[[Belgian Senate]] |accessdate=October 15, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| ''Détachement d'Agents de Sécurité'' (DAS) dignitary protection group
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 53
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="senatebe2004"/>
|-
| [[Federal Police Special Units|Directorate of Special Units]] (DSU) group of the ''[[Federal Police (Belgium)|Federale Politie/Police Fédérale/Föderale Polizei]]''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="dupont2001">{{cite web |url=http://www.dhnet.be/infos/faits-divers/article/28920/cent-p90-l-arme-du-3e-millenaire-dans-la-nature.html |title=Cent P90 (l'Arme du 3<sup>e</sup> Millénaire) Dans la Nature... |language=French |author=Dupont, Gilbert |date=July 11, 2001 |publisher=DH News |accessdate=October 1, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| Former ''[[Gendarmerie (Belgium)|Gendarmerie/Rijkswacht]]'' paramilitary police force
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 114
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.senate.be/www/?MIval=/Registers/ViewReg&COLL=H&PUID=33575170&TID=33607413&POS=1&LANG=nl |date=May 30, 2000 |title=Mondelinge Vraag van de heer Patrik Vankrunkelsven aan de Minister van Binnenlandse Zaken over de Verspreiding van de P90 en Andere Oorlogswapens (nr. 2-199) |language=Dutch |publisher=[[Belgian Senate]] |accessdate=October 17, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| [[Special Forces Group (Belgium)|Special Forces Group]] (SFG; used in the 1991 [[Gulf War]])
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="diez2000"/>
|-
| [[Aarschot]] municipal police force
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleID=GDG97Q6P |title=Politie Geeft Geheimen Prijs |language=Dutch |date=October 4, 2004 |publisher=''[[Het Nieuwsblad]]'' |accessdate=October 17, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| [[Liège]] metropolitan police force (replaced the Uzi)
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liege.be/comcoll/2004/190204.htm |title=Autorisation d'Utilisation du Pistolet-mitrailleur FN P90 |language=French |date=February 19, 2004 |publisher=[[Liège|City of Liège]] |accessdate=September 29, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080115125147/http://www.liege.be/comcoll/2004/190204.htm |archivedate=January 15, 2008}}</ref><ref name="liegecity2004">{{cite web |url=http://www.liege.be/vie-communale/le-college-communal/conseil-communal-archives/college-communal-archives-2004/college-communal-20-10-04 |title=Voyage d'étude aux Etats-Unis |language=French |date=October 20, 2004 |publisher=[[Liège|City of Liège]] |accessdate=September 29, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| ''Zone de Police Boraine'' ([[Boussu]]/[[Colfontaine]]/[[Frameries]]/[[Quaregnon]]/[[Saint-Ghislain]] [[List of municipalities of the Walloon Region|municipalities]]) police force
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.policeboraine.be/pages/presentation/zoneplus/tirlaser.htm |title=Plus de la Zone: Tir Laser |year=2007 |language=French |publisher=''Site de la Zone de Police Boraine'' |accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Brazil}}
| ''[[Batalhão de Operações Policiais Especiais]]'' (BOPE) of the [[Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>Lasterra, Juan Pablo (2008). "La Police Militaire Brésillienne en état de Guerre" (in Spanish). Police Pro No. 11 (September 2008).</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Canada}}
| [[Joint Task Force 2]] (JTF2) special group of the [[Canadian Forces|CF]] [[Canadian Special Operations Forces Command|Special Operations Forces Command]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2005–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espritdecorps.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114:dont-just-equip-jtf-2&catid=39:personnel&Itemid=82 |title=Don't Just Equip JTF2 |author=Taylor, Scott |date=October 17, 2005 |publisher=''[[Esprit de Corps (magazine)|Esprit de Corps]]'' |accessdate=August 26, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5yoKjS9n0 |archivedate=May 20, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| [[Halifax Regional Police]] force in [[Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.halifax.ca/fire/documents/vol_61.pdf |title=Feedline: A Newsletter Dedicated to Members of Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency |year=2009 |publisher=[[Halifax Regional Municipality]] |accessdate=April 14, 2010 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5rOgfpxlB |archivedate=July 21, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Service de police de la Ville de Montréal]]'' (SPVM) SWAT in [[Montreal, Quebec]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ofqj.org/docs-PDF/laureats-france/BertrandSelves.pdf |title=La Police Québécoise D’Investigation |author=Selves, Bertrand |language=French |publisher=''OFQJ: Office Franco-Québécois pour la Jeunesse'' |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5nR0rk2kc |archivedate=May 19, 2011 |accessdate=September 16, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Chile}}
| ''Fuerzas Especiales'' (Special Forces)
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saorbats.com.ar/orbats/ORBAT-Chile-ECH-Equipamiento.htm |title=Ejército de Chile – CANTIDADES |language=Spanish |publisher=SAORBATS |accessdate=June 9, 2010 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5yoKkqM6P |archivedate=2011}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Cyprus}}
| ''[[Cypriot National Guard|Εθνική Φρουρά]]'' (Cypriot National Guard) special forces
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 350
| align="center"| 2000–
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="gourley2003"/>
|-
| {{Flagu|Czech Republic}}
| ''Útvar Rychlého Nasazení'' (URNA) of the [[Police of the Czech Republic|Czech National Police]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2000s–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revistaarmas.com/4378/las-armas-de-la-urna-checa-i.html |title=Las armas de la Urna Checa |year=2010 |author=Díez, Octavio |language=Spanish |publisher=''Revista Armas'' |accessdate=March 22, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Dominican Republic}}
| ''Cuerpo de Ayudantes Militares del Presidente de la República''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="dominicanoshoy">{{cite web |url=http://dominicanoshoy.com/articulos/articulo/advierten-karin-se-escuda-en-vinculos-con-presidente-para-bellaquerias |title=Advierten Karin se Escuda en Vínculos con Presidente |date=December 4, 2008 |language=Spanish |publisher=''Dominicanos Hoy'' |accessdate=October 15, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| Dominican Republic's counter-terrorist group
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 150
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref name="lalibrebelgique">Cf. Raf Sauviller, l.c. (2004). "Le Registre est un nid à Problèmes&nbsp;– Des P90 de la FN ont été Livrésau Surinam et en République Dominicaine: de quoi se Scandaliser?" (in French). La Libre Belgique (August 26, 2002).</ref>
|-
| ''[[Military of the Dominican Republic|Fuerzas Armadas de la República Dominicana]]'' (Military of the Dominican Republic)
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="dominicanoshoy"/>
|-
| {{Flagu|El Salvador}}
| ''[[Comando Especial Anti-Terrorista|Comando Especial Antiterrorista]]'' (CEAT)
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 350
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref>Montes, Julio (2003). "Unidades de élite en Centroamérica" (in Spanish). Tecnología Militar, 2003. N. 4, pp 16–20.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6"|{{Flagu|France}}
| ''[[1er Régiment Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine]]'' (1<sup>er</sup> RPIMa) of the [[French Army]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="defgouvfr">{{cite web |url=http://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/equipements/materiels-forces-speciales |title=Terre: Matériels forces spéciales&nbsp;— P90 |date=September 15, 2010 |language=French |publisher=[[Minister of Defence (France)|French Ministry of Defence]] |accessdate=March 18, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Commandement des Opérations Spéciales]]'' (COS) joint special operations command
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="diez2000"/>
|-
| [[GIGN]] counter-terrorism group of the ''[[French Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie Nationale]]''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite book |first=Eric |last=Micheletti |title=Le GIGN: Trente Ans d'Actions |trans_title=The GIGN: Thirty Years of Actions |language=French |publisher=Histoire & Collections |___location=Paris |date=September 30, 2004 |isbn=9782913903944}}</ref>
|-
| [[Groupes d'Intervention de la Police Nationale|GIPN]] counter-terrorism group of the ''[[Police Nationale]]''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="sanjar2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.agentura.ru/dossier/france/police |title=Полицейский спецназ&nbsp;— Подразделения RAID & GIPN (Police Commandos&nbsp;— RAID & GIPN Departments) |author=Mokeev, Sanjar |date=May 6, 2003 |language=Russian |publisher=''[[Agentura.Ru]]'' |accessdate=October 21, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| [[Recherche Assistance Intervention Dissuasion|RAID]] counter-terrorism group of the ''[[Police Nationale]]''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="sanjar2003"/><ref>{{cite book |first=Jean-Louis |last=Fiamenghi |title=Le RAID: Unité d'élite de la Police Nationale |trans_title=RAID: The elite unit of the national police |language=French |publisher=Crépin-Leblond |___location=Chaumont |date=September 15, 2005 |isbn=9782703002642}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Troupes de marine]]'' naval infantry regiment of the ''[[French Army|Armée de Terre]]'' (French Army)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="defgouvfr"/>
|-
| {{Flagu|Germany}}
| ''[[Federal Criminal Police Office (Germany)|Bundeskriminalamt]]'' (BKA; Federal Criminal Police Office) ''Sicherungsgruppe'' (SG; tasked with protection of the [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)|chancellor]] and other officials)
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/51461892 |title=German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder arrives to meet with German soldiers |author=Dunand, Emmanuel |date=October 11, 2004 |publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] / [[Getty Images]] |accessdate=April 25, 2010}}</ref><!--NOTE: Other photographs from this set show badges identifying these bodyguards as BKA.-->
|-
| {{Flagu|Greece}}
| ''[[Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (Greece)|Ειδική Κατασταλτική Αντιτρομοκρατική Μονάδα]]'' (EKAM) unit of the [[Hellenic Police]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.astynomia.gr/images/stories/DOCS/Attachment11480_ENHMEROTIKO_EKAM_ENGL.pdf |title=Greece Ministry of Public Order Press Office: Special Anti-Terrorist Unit |date=July 2004 |publisher=[[Hellenic Police]] |accessdate=September 27, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5l7wscAut |archivedate=2009}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Guatemala}}
| ''[[Secretariats of the Presidency of Guatemala|Secretaría de Asuntos Administrativos de Seguridad de la Presidencia]]'' (SAAS)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 20
| align="center"| 2009–
| align="center"| <ref name="ricardo2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2009/mayo/03/PDFs/nac.pdf |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5lKBWSMwe |archivedate=May 3, 2009 |title=Advierten Sobre Compra de Armas |author=Quinto, Ricardo |date=May 3, 2009 |language=Spanish |publisher=''[[Prensa Libre]]'' |accessdate=October 1, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|India}}
| [[Special Protection Group]] (SPG; tasked with protection of the [[Prime Minister of India|prime minister]] and other officials)
| align="center"| ''P90'', <br>''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2008–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/13607/INDIASCOPE/If+looks+could+kill.html |title=If Looks Could Kill |author=Unnithan, Sandeep |date=August 22, 2008 |publisher=''[[India Today]]'' |accessdate=April 4, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Indonesia}}
| ''[[Kopaska|Komando Pasukan Katak]]'' (Kopaska) tactical diver group of the [[Indonesian Navy]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="idnvojnik">{{cite web |url=http://www.hrvatski-vojnik.hr/hrvatski-vojnik/1612007/ind.asp |title=Kopassus & Kopaska&nbsp;— Specijalne Postrojbe Republike Indonezije |language=Croatian |publisher=''[[Ministarstvo obrane Republike Hrvatske]]'' |accessdate=September 24, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Kopassus|Komando Pasukan Khusus]]'' (Kopassus) special forces group of the [[Indonesian Army]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="idnvojnik"/>
|-
| {{Flagu|Ireland}}
| ''[[Irish Army Rangers|Sciathán Fianóglach an Airm]]'' (Army Ranger Wing) of the [[Irish Defence Forces]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2003–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/special-weapons/ireland%E2%80%99s-army-rangers/ |title=Ireland's Army Rangers |author=Thompson, Leroy |date=March 1, 2013 |publisher=''Special Weapons For Military & Police'' |accessdate=September 23, 2013}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Italy}}
| ''[[9th Parachute Assault Regiment|Col Moschin 9<sup>o</sup> Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti]]'' (9th Parachute Assault Regiment) special forces of the [[Italian Army]]
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="raidsitalia">"Col Moschin 9<sup>o</sup> Reggimento d'Assalto Paracadutisti". RAIDS Italia Magazine (ISSN: 1721-3460), 2007.</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Jordan}}
| [[Jordanian Armed Forces]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/publications/b_series_pdf/ammun/Am4.pdf |title=Deadly Diversions: Illicit Transfers of Ammunition for Small Arms and Light Weapons |author=Bourne, Mike; Berkol, Ilhan |publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]] |accessdate=February 9, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5rOgnXa60 |archivedate=July 21, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Lebanon}}
| ''[[Internal Security Forces|Forces de Sécurité Intérieure]]'' (FSI)
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://tank.nationalreview.com/post/?q=Y2JhNDllZDU3OTkzZWNmOTFlNWQwYzI3ZGNlYTM0M2Q |title=Black-Masked Commandos Training By The Sea |author=Thomas Smith Jr., W. |date=October 10, 2007 |publisher=[[National Review]] |accessdate=September 18, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Libya|1977}}<!--NOTE: The 1977 flag is used here because the weapons were sold to the Libyan government under Muammar Gaddafi. They were not sold to the current NTC.-->
| [[Military of Libya]] (used by [[Muammar Gaddafi]]'s military forces in the [[2011 Libyan civil war]], and some of these examples were captured and used in the war by [[Anti-Gaddafi forces|Libyan rebel forces]])
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 367
| align="center"| 2008–
| align="center"| <ref name="deredactie"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/article/533534/fn-libye-demotte-justifie-l-autorisation-wallonne.html |title=FN-Libye: Demotte Justifie l'Autorisation Wallonne |date=October 5, 2009 |language=French |publisher=''[[La Libre Belgique]]'' |accessdate=January 5, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Luxembourg}}
| ''[[Unité Spéciale de la Police]]'' (USP) group of the [[Grand Ducal Police]]
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="sunkler2008"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usp.lu/media/raids.pdf |title=L'Unite d'Intervention de la Police Luxembourgeoise |date=March 2006 |language=French |publisher=''RAIDS'' magazine |accessdate=September 23, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Malaysia}}
| ''[[PASKAL|Pasukan Khas Laut]]'' (PASKAL) special operations group of the [[Royal Malaysian Navy]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/special-weapons/malaysian-special-forces |title=Malaysian Special Forces |author=Thompson, Leroy |date=December 2008 |publisher=''Special Weapons For Military & Police'' |accessdate=August 23, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Mauritania}}
| BASEP presidential security battalion
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/B-Occasional-papers/SAS-OP24-Mauritania-EN.pdf |title=Arms in and around Mauritania – National and Regional Security Implications |author=Pézard, Stéphanie |date=June 2010 |publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]] |accessdate=October 13, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Mauritius}}
| Various police forces
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/57062235 |title=Mauritius police forces parade |author=Soobye, Ali |date=March 12, 2006 |publisher=[[Agence France-Presse|AFP]] / [[Getty Images]] |accessdate=September 9, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4"|{{Flagu|Mexico}}
| ''[[Mexican Army|Ejército Méxicano]]'' (Mexican Army) [[Mexican Special Forces|Special Forces]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="lajornada2005">{{cite web |url=http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/12/19/016n1pol.php |title=Adquirió México Armas Cuestionadas por Defensores de los Derechos Humanos |date=December 19, 2005 |language=Spanish |publisher=''[[La Jornada]]'' |accessdate=August 29, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100325082622/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2005/12/19/016n1pol.php |archivedate=March 25, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Estado Mayor Presidencial]]'' (EMP; Presidential Guard)
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="lajornada2005"/>
|-
| ''[[Fuerzas Especiales]]'' (FES) of the [[Mexican Navy]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="lajornada2005"/>
|-
| ''[[Federal Police (Mexico)|Policía Federal]]'' (PF; Federal Police) of the ''[[Secretariat of Public Security|Secretaría de Seguridad Pública]]''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="ricardo2009"/>
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Netherlands}}
| ''[[Korps Commandotroepen]]'' (KCT) of the [[Royal Netherlands Army]] (replaced the [[Uzi]])
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2000–
| align="center"| <ref name="gourley2003"/><ref name="ddp1">{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=1385 |title=The present Dutch Special Forces "Korps Commandotroepen" |publisher=Dutch Defence Press |date=October 5, 2002 |accessdate=June 11, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Bijzondere Bijstands Eenheid|Unit Interventie Mariniers]]'' (UIM) of the [[Netherlands Marine Corps]]
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2001–
| align="center"| <ref name="ddp2">{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=1350 |title=Royal Netherlands Marine Corps, Dutch Core Expeditionary Force |date=January 4, 2001 |publisher=Dutch Defence Press |accessdate=June 11, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten]]'' (BSB) of the [[Koninklijke Marechaussee|Dutch Gendarmerie]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dutchdefencepress.com/?p=8730 |title=Training exercise BSB (Brigade Speciale Beveiligingsopdrachten) |date=August 16, 2012 |publisher=Dutch Defence Press |accessdate=January 6, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Nigeria}}
| [[National Intelligence Agency (Nigeria)|National Intelligence Agency]] (NIA), [[State Security Service (Nigeria)|State Security Service]] (SSS)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 100
| align="center"| 2011–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.budgetoffice.gov.ng/2011_budget/proposal_2011/change/36.%20Summary_Intelligence_v2.pdf |title=2011 Budget Summary – Intelligence Community |publisher=[[Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)|Nigerian Federal Ministry of Finance]] |year=2011 |accessdate=November 21, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Pakistan}}
| [[Special Services Group]] (SSG)
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| {{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}
|-
| ''[[Pakistan Army]]''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web | title =Pakistan Army | url = http://www.defence.pk/pakistan-army/}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Papua New Guinea}}
| [[Papua New Guinea Defence Force]] (PNGDF)
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/files/sas/publications/spe_reports_pdf/2005-sr5-papuanewguinea.pdf |title=Gun-Running in Papua New Guinea |author=Alpers, Philip |publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]] |year=2005 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5l7wsqDLK |archivedate=January 22, 2011 |accessdate=October 23, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Peru}}
| ''Grupo de Fuerzas Especiales'' (GRUFE) of the [[Peruvian Armed Forces]] (used in the rescue of hostages in the 1997 [[Japanese embassy hostage crisis]] known as [[Operation Chavín de Huantar]])
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="specialops"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=912:asi-fue-sitdef-2009&catid=113:asi-fue-sitdef-2009&Itemid=288 |title=Así fue SITDEF 2009 |author=Taibo, Javier |language=Spanish |publisher=Defensa |accessdate=February 9, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| ''Fuerza de Operaciones Especiales'' (FOES) of the [[Peruvian Navy]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 53
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="dintel2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.dintel-gid.com.ar/galerias/desfileperu2007.html |title=Desfile Militar día Nacional del Perú. 27 de Julio de 2007 |language=Spanish |date=July 27, 2007 |publisher=Dintel GID |accessdate=October 1, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yoL7BIIC |archivedate=May 19, 2011}}</ref><ref name="idepe">{{cite web |url=http://www.idepe.org/Oban4.doc |title=Mapping South American Small Arms Stockpiles and Surpluses: The Case of Peru |author=Obando, Enrique |publisher=''Perú Instituto de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos'' |accessdate=October 15, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| ''Paracaidistas del Ejército'' ([[Peruvian Army]] paratroopers)
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="perudefensa">{{cite web |url=http://www.perudefensa.com/?p=149 |title=Los Paracaidistas del Ejército |author=Mejía, Lewis |date=May 19, 2009 |language=Spanish |publisher=Peru Defensa |accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Philippines}}
| [[Special Action Force]] (SAF) of the [[Philippine National Police]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="lewis2007"/>
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Poland}}
| ''[[GROM|Jednostka Wojskowa Grom]]''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2006–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.altair.com.pl/cz-art-1660 |title=Nowe gromy GROM |author=Wilk, Remigiusz |language=Polish |publisher=''Raport—wojsko, technika, obronnosc'' |date=April 2008 |accessdate=August 28, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Government Protection Bureau|Biuro Ochrony Rządu]]'' (used primarily for dignitary protection)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2007–
| align="center"| <ref name="polandun">{{cite web |url=http://disarmament.un.org/UN_REGISTER.nsf/5cb8afbbb6536a298525647d00612b14/f828bbeb1ff68e068525749d007ef3ba?OpenDocument |title=United Nations Register of Conventional Arms: Poland Small Arms Imports and Exports |date=May 30, 2008 |publisher=[[United Nations]] |accessdate=December 26, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5rOgpOaWZ |archivedate=July 21, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Portugal}}
| ''[[Grupo de Operações Especiais (Portugal)|Grupo de Operações Especiais]]'' (GOE) of the ''[[Polícia de Segurança Pública]]''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.correiomanha.pt/noticia.aspx?contentid=00008577-3333-3333-3333-000000008577&channelid=00000010-0000-0000-0000-000000000010 |title=A Arma Revolucionaria |date=September 10, 2002 |author=Varela, Carlos |language=Portuguese |publisher=''[[Correio da Manhã]]'' |accessdate=September 29, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Romania}}
| ''[[Detaşamentul de Intervenţie Rapidă]]'' special operations group of the [[Military of Romania|Romanian Military]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.presamil.ro/OM/2004/20/pag%2014.htm |title=Menirea Interventiei Rapide |language=Romanian |publisher=''Presa Militara Romana'' |accessdate=September 29, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Saudi Arabia}}
| [[Special Emergency Force]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 500
| align="center"| 1992–
| align="center"| <ref name="marchington2004"/><ref name="janes1992">"Small Arms Market Survey: Giat France/FN Herstal Belgium" (January 25, 1992). Jane's Defence Weekly (ISSN: 02653818), Volume 17 Issue 4, p 127.</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Singapore}}
| [[Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation]] (CDO FN)
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 500
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20090715/artnorthstar2.pdf |title=When Terror Strikes |date=July 15, 2009 |author=Zengkun, Feng |publisher=''[[The Straits Times]]'' |accessdate=August 29, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5l7wtAlXo |archivedate=November 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dsta.gov.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2487&Itemid=401 |title=New SAF Systems to be Unveiled |author=Boey, David |date=September 9, 2002 |publisher=Defence Science & Technology Agency |accessdate=August 29, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/singapore_singaporean_army_land_ground_forces_uk/singapore_singaporean_army_land_ground_forces_military_equipment_armoured_armored_vehicle_uk.html |title=Singapore Land Forces military equipment and vehicles |year=2010 |publisher=Army Recognition |accessdate=November 7, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|{{Flagu|Spain}}
| ''[[Grupo Especial de Operaciones]]'' (GEO) of the ''[[Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (Spain)|Cuerpo Nacional de Policía]]''
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.policia.es/org_central/dao/geo/material.html |title=Web Del Grupo Especial De Operaciones (GEO) |language=Spanish |publisher=''[[Cuerpo Nacional de Policía (Spain)|Cuerpo Nacional de Policía]]'' |accessdate=June 26, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yoLSVCLE |archivedate=May 19, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawebdelgeo.es/especial-30-aniversario-geo.pdf |title=Grupo Especial de Operaciones 30 Aniversario |date=April 2008 |publisher=''La Web Del GEO'' |accessdate=October 13, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Spanish special operations|Escuadrón de Zapadores Paracaidistas]]'' (EZAPAC) special group of the ''[[Spanish Air Force|Ejército del Aire]]'' (Spanish Air Force)
| align="center"| ''P90'', <br>''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revistaarmas.com/6159/comandos-del-ejercito-del-aire-las-armas-del-ezapac-i.html |title=Comandos del Ejército del Aire. Las armas del EZAPAC |author=Díez, Octavio |language=Spanish |date=July 22, 2011 |publisher=''Revista Armas'' |accessdate=August 29, 2011}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Suriname}}
| [[Military of Suriname]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 900
| align="center"| 2001–
| align="center"| <ref name="lalibrebelgique"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://docs.vlaamsparlement.be/docs/stukken/2002-2003/g1815-3.pdf |title=Vlaams Parlement Stuk 1815 (2002–2003) – Nr. 3 |date=May 6, 2004 |publisher=[[Vlaams Parlement]] |accessdate=April 24, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Taiwan}}
| [[Republic of China Armed Forces]]
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 1992–
| align="center"| <ref name="janes1992"/><ref>"Taiwan Faces G11 Snub" (December 1, 1992). Defence UK, Volume 23 Issue 12, p 6.</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Thailand}}
| ''[[Royal Thai Army|กองทัพบกไทย]]'' (Royal Thai Army) special units
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="popenker2001">{{cite web |url=http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg13-e.htm |title=FN P90 Personal Defense Weapon/Submachine Gun |author=Popenker, Maxim |date=October 31, 2001 |publisher=Modern Firearms |accessdate=October 17, 2009 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20011031182837/http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg13-e.htm |archivedate=October 31, 2001}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}}
| [[Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/trinidad_tobago_army_land_ground_defense_forces_uk/trinidad_tobago_army_land_ground_armed_defense_forces_military_equipment_armored_vehicle_uk.html |title=Trinidad & Tobago Land Forces military equipment, armament and vehicles |publisher=Army Recognition magazine |accessdate=June 10, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|{{Flagu|Turkey}}
| ''[[Karşı Atak Timi]]'', prime minister's close protection teams.
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="vatan2007">{{cite web |url=http://haber.gazetevatan.com/Haber/109996/1/Gundem |title=Erdoğan Zırh Delen Silahlarla Korunuyor |date=February 23, 2007 |language=Turkish |publisher=''[[Vatan]]'' |accessdate=September 28, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Polis Özel Harekat]]'' special operations group of the [[General Directorate of Security]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="vatan2007"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/Radikal.aspx?aType=RadikalHaberDetay&ArticleID=943931&Date=07.07.2009&CategoryID=97 |title=Hayata Dönüs ilk kez Gün Isigina çikti |date=July 7, 2009 |language=Turkish |publisher=''[[Radikal]]'' |accessdate=August 29, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Jandarma Özel Asayiş Komutanlığı]]'' domestic special operations group of the [[Turkish Gendarmerie]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.istanbulhaber.com.tr/haber/formula-pistini-ozel-tim-koruyacak-6213.htm |title=Formula Pistini özel tim Koruyacak |date=June 3, 2009 |language=Turkish |publisher=Istanbul Haber |accessdate=September 23, 2009}}</ref>
|-
| {{Flagu|Ukraine}}
| Ukrainian police force (unspecified)
| align="center"| ''P90 LV''
| align="center"| 30
| align="center"| 2008–
| align="center"| <ref name="listun">{{cite web |url=http://disarmament.un.org/Library.nsf/aeca18509aa92c5c852575610076cc98/6a3ed5f0b94de9ca85257624004bc4c9/$FILE/A-64-135.pdf |title=United Nations Register of Conventional Arms: Small Arms Imports and Exports |date=July 14, 2009 |publisher=[[United Nations]] |accessdate=December 26, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5nR0rrPoE |archivedate=February 10, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="18"|{{Flagu|United States}}
| [[United States Federal Protective Service|U.S. Federal Protective Service]] branch of the [[United States Department of Homeland Security|DHS]] (formerly a branch of [[Immigration & Customs Enforcement|ICE]])
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2001–
| align="center"| <ref name="terry2004"/><ref name="liegecity2004"/><ref name="fbo2005">{{cite web |url=https://www.fbo.gov/index?print_preview=1&s=opportunity&mode=form&id=62c8eeddbdcda0cf5644995690744cf4&tab=core&tabmode=list |title=Immigration & Customs Enforcement&nbsp;— Ammunition Solicitation Number |date=September 10, 2005 |publisher=Federal Business Opportunities |accessdate=September 30, 2009}}</ref>
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| [[U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service]]
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/>
|-
| [[U.S. Secret Service]]
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 1990s–
| align="center"| <ref name="jones2009"/><ref name="time2009">{{cite web |url=http://www.time.com/time/politics/whitehouse/photos/0,27424,1933558,00.html |title=White House Photo Blog: Armed and Dangerous |date=October 30, 2009 |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time magazine]] |accessdate=November 24, 2009}}</ref>
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| [[Addison, TX|Addison]] police department in Texas (first agency in the country to issue it to [[patrol car]]s)
| align="center"| ''PS90 TR''
| align="center"| 52
| align="center"| 2007–
| align="center"| <ref name="collier2007">{{cite web |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/city/northdallas/stories/DN-ndfocus_14met.ART.West.Edition1.373fa87.html |title=Addison Police Pack Powerful, Futuristic Rifle |date=December 16, 2007 |author=Collier, Alicia M. |publisher=''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' |accessdate=October 12, 2009}} {{dead link|date=January 2011}}</ref><ref name="miller2007">{{cite web |url=http://startelegram.typepad.com/crime_time/2007/11/cops-get-futuri.html |title=Addison Cops Get Futuristic Firepower to Match Bad Guys |date=November 19, 2007 |author=Miller, Bill |publisher=''[[Star-Telegram]]'' |accessdate=October 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.addisontx.gov/repository/unmanaged_content/reports/City%20Council/Council%20Agendas/2007/6-26-07%20Regular%20Council%20Meeting%20Agenda.pdf |title=Town of Addison: City Council |date=June 26, 2007 |publisher=[[Addison, Texas|City of Addison, Texas]] |accessdate=April 14, 2010}}</ref>
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| [[Alaska State Troopers]] in Alaska
| align="center"| ''P90 LV''
| align="center"| 9
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.state.ak.us/omb/03_OMB/budget/PublicSafety/proj32261.pdf |title=Alaska Office of Management & Budget&nbsp;— Trooper Law Enforcement Equipment |year=2003 |publisher=[[State of Alaska]] |accessdate=September 27, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5l7wtQ0cb |archivedate=2009}}</ref>
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| [[Birmingham Police Department (Alabama)|Birmingham Police Department]] SWAT in Alabama
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/11/man_holding_woman_at_gunpoint.html |title=Standoff Continues Outside Apartment |author=Robinson, Carol |date=November 14, 2008 |publisher=''Alabama Local'' |accessdate=September 1, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2008/07/mayor_larry_langford_escorted.html |title=Update: As he Predicted, Langford's Secret's out |author=Bryant, Joseph D |date=July 23, 2008 |publisher=''Alabama Local'' |accessdate=September 1, 2009}}</ref>
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| [[Bryan, TX|Bryan]] police department SWAT in Texas
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bryantx.gov/fetch.html?name=GenOrd0106.pdf |title=Bryan Police Department Operations Manual |year=2003 |publisher=[[Bryan, Texas|City of Bryan, Texas]] |accessdate=September 26, 2009}}</ref>
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| [[Chula Vista Police Department]] SWAT in California
| align="center"| ''P90 TR''
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/exclusives/golden-state-five-o/ |title=Golden State Five-O |date=August 6, 2012 |author=Jensen, Brian |publisher=Tactical Life |accessdate=September 28, 2013}}</ref>
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| [[Creve Coeur, Missouri|Creve Coeur]] police department in Missouri
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.creve-coeur.org/archives/36/February%202008.pdf |title=Creve Coeur Newsletter 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=[[Creve Coeur, Missouri|City of Creve Coeur, Missouri]] |accessdate=February 27, 2010}}</ref>
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| [[Edina, Minnesota|Edina]] police department in Minnesota
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 11
| align="center"| 2005–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofedina.com/CityCouncil/CityCouncil_MeetingMinutes/20050405Reg.htm |title=Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Edina City Council Held at City Hall |date=April 5, 2005 |publisher=[[Edina, Minnesota|City of Edina, Minnesota]] |accessdate=April 14, 2010 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yoLrDMhq |archivedate=May 19, 2011}}</ref>
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| [[Houston Police Department]] SWAT in Texas (first local law enforcement agency in the country to adopt and use the weapon)
| align="center"| ''P90''
| align="center"| 5
| align="center"| 1999–
| align="center"| <ref name="wall2003"/>
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| [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania|Kutztown]] police department in Pennsylvania
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.albright.edu/localgov/bccpc/pdf/police_contract_study_final.pdf |title=Berks County Pennsylvania Policing Study |date=July 2009 |publisher=[[County of Berks, Pennsylvania]] |accessdate=February 14, 2010}}</ref>
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| [[Olathe, Kansas|Olathe]] police department ERT in Kansas
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 23
| align="center"| 2001–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hkpro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123:midwest-2001-swatsmg-championships-results&catid=4:special-topics&Itemid=5 |title=Midwest 2001 SWAT/SMG Championships Results |year=2001 |publisher=HKPRO |accessdate=August 29, 2009}}</ref>
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| [[Passaic County, New Jersey|Passaic County]] sheriff's department SWAT in New Jersey
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2002–
| align="center"| <ref name="humphries2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.tactical-life.com/online/tactical-weapons/radical-tactical-firepower |title=Radical Tactical Firepower |author=Humphries, Michael O. |date=May 2008 |publisher=''Tactical Weapons'' |accessdate=August 12, 2009}}</ref>
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| [[Richland County Sheriff's Department]] SRT in South Carolina
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| 2000–
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rcsd.net/gen/rcsd_history.pdf |title=The History of Richland County Sheriff's Department |publisher=[[Richland County Sheriff's Department]] |accessdate=October 27, 2009}}</ref>
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| [[Sioux Falls Police Department (South Dakota)|Sioux Falls Police Department]] SWAT in South Dakota
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| —
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sdjudicial.com/sc/scopiniondetail.aspx?ID=989 |title=State v. Chavez 2002 SD 84 – Opinion Filed On Wednesday July 17, 2002 |date=July 17, 2002 |publisher=South Dakota Unified Judicial System |accessdate=August 31, 2009 |archiveurl=http://webcitation.org/5yoLtkNvk |archivedate=May 20, 2011}}</ref>
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| [[Sparta Township, New Jersey|Sparta]] Police Department in New Jersey
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== See also ==
I calibri in cui è facile trovare un K98k al momento sono 6,5 × 55 mm Swedish Mauser, 7 × 57 mm Mauser, 7 × 64 mm, .270 Winchester, .308 Winchester, .30-06 Springfield, 8 × 60 mm S, 8 × 64 mm S, 6,5 × 68 mm, 8 × 68 mm S e 9,3 × 64 mm Brenneke.
 
* [[AR-57]]
==Utilizzatori==
* [[Heckler & Koch MP7]]
*{{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>
* [[Knight's Armament Company PDW]]
*{{Bandiera|Croazia}} [[Croazia]]<ref name="bishop1998">Bishop, Chris. ''Guns in Combat''. Chartwell Books, Inc (1998). ISBN 0-7858-0844-2.</ref>
* [[Magpul PDR]]
*{{Bandiera|Cecoslovacchia}} [[Cecoslovacchia]]<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>
* [[ST Kinetics CPW]]
*{{Bandiera|Danimarca}} [[Danimarca]]<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>
* [[VBR-Belgium PDW]]
* {{Bandiera|Germania Est}} [[Repubblica Democratica Tedesca]]: in uso alla ''Landstreitkräfte'' fino agli anni ’60<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>.
* {{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]]: usato dall’Esercito di Liberazione di Corea<ref name="Ludwig Olsen p. 126"/>
*{{Bandiera|Vietnam del Nord}} [[Vietcong]]
*{{Bandiera|Etiopia}} Insorti Etiopi: K98k vennero usati contro le truppe di occupazione italiana a partire dal 1941<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>.
*{{Bandiera|Indonesia}} Insorti indonesiani: vari K98k furono sottratti agli olandesi durante la rivoluzione indonesiana<ref name="Brassey 1975, p. 57">Brassey's Infantry Weapons of the World, 1950-1975, J.I.H Owen (1975), p. 57</ref>.
 
==Voci correlateReferences ==
*[[Walther Gewehr 43]]
*[[Mosin-Nagant]]
*[[Lee-Enfield]]
 
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==Note==
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== External links ==
==Collegamenti esterni==
{{Commonscommons|KarabinerFN 98kP90}}
{{commons|FN PS90}}
'''Mauser Karabiner 98k tedesci'''
{{wikiquote}}
* [http://www.mausershooters.org/k98k/start.html K98k Page]
* [http://www.cruffler.com/review-may-00.html cruffler.com]
* [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]
 
* {{Official website|1=http://www.fnherstal.com/index.php?id=268&backPID=262&productID=63&pid_product=294&pidList=262&categorySelector=4&detail=}}
'''Mauser Karabiner 98k Israeliani'''
* {{Official website|1=http://www.fnhusa.com/l/products/law-enforcement/tactical/p90-series}} — FNH USA
* [http://www.cruffler.com/review-January-01.html cruffler.com]
* [http://www.fnhusa.com/index.php/download_file/view/882 PS90 Owner's Manual]
* [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.fnhblog.com FNH Firearms Blog]
* [http://www.surplusrifle.com/shooting/oddshot4/index.asp SurplusRifle.com] (contains information and history on the Mauser Kar98k rifle's use by Israel)
* {{YouTube|iyJEEISVTd4|Official P90 promotional video}}
* [http://www.rocchi.org/fucili/schede/mauserisraeliano.htm Information and pictures of the Israeli Mauser Kar98k rifle]
* {{YouTube|-IhG1o1bz_I|PS90 disassembly video}}
* {{YouTube|-4dSixwE-so|American Rifleman FN 5.7×28mm weapons video}}
 
{{Bullpup firearms}}
'''Mauser M48 Jugoslavi'''
{{FN Herstal firearms}}
* [http://www.surplusrifle.com/yugom48/index.asp SurplusRifle.com]
{{Personal defense weapons}}
 
[[Category:1990 introductions]]
'''Mauser Karabiner 98k (variantti civili)'''
[[Category:5.7x28mm firearms]]
* [http://www.mauserwaffen.de/Home.home.0.html?&L=1 Mauser Jagdwaffen GmbH (Mauser Huntingweapons Ltd.)]
[[Category:Belgian inventions]]
[[Category:Bullpup personal defense weapons]]
[[Category:FN Herstal firearms|P90]]
[[Category:Police weapons]]
[[Category:Submachine guns]]