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Gewehr 98

rifle

Key facts

Type: Bolt-action rifle
Place of origin: German Empire
In service: 1898–1945
Used by: See Users
Designer: Paul Mauser
Manufacturer: Mauser Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken Haenel Sauer & Sohn Waffenwerke Oberspree V. Chr. Schilling Co. Steyr Simson Imperial Arsenals of Amberg , Danzig , Erfurt , Leipzig , and Spandau
Produced: 1898–1918
Number span no built: 9,000,000+
Variants: K98a, K98b, Kar98az
Mass: 4.09 kg (9.0 lb) with empty magazine Gewehr 98, 3.50 kg (7.7 lb) Karabiner 98a
Length: 1,250 mm (49.2 in) Gewehr 98, 1,090 mm (42.9 in) Karabiner 98a
Barrel length: 740 mm (29.1 in) Gewehr 98, 590 mm (23.2 in) Karabiner 98a
Cartridge: M/88 until 1903, 7.92×57mm Mauser later
Action: Bolt action
Rate of fire: 15 rounds/minute
Muzzle velocity: 639 m/s (2,096 ft/s) with M/88, 878 m/s (2,881 ft/s) with 1903 pattern 9.9 g (154 gr) ball ammunition
Effective firing range: 500 m (550 yd) (with iron sights ) , 1,000 m (1,100 yd) (with optics)
Maximum firing range: 3,735 m (4,080 yd) with S Patrone

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The Gewehr 98 (abbreviated G98, Gew 98, or M98) is a bolt-action rifle made by Mauser for the German Empire as its service rifle from 1898 to 1935.

The Gewehr 98 action, using a 5-round stripper clip loaded with the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge, successfully combined and improved several bolt-action engineering concepts which were soon adopted by many other countries, including the United Kingdom, United States, and Japan. The Gewehr 98 replaced the earlier Gewehr 1888 as the main German service rifle. It first saw combat in the Chinese Boxer Rebellion and was the main German infantry service rifle of World War I. The Gewehr 98 saw further military use by the Ottoman Empire and Nationalist Spain.