- 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