The design principles found on the Karabiner 98AZ would be carrier over into the design of Germany's later short rifle, and standard issue battle rifle used in World War II, the Karabiner 98K.

The 98K it was intended to replace was not even semi-automatic. The StG 44 was not lighter than the 98k, but it had a barrel that, at 16.5 inches, was about half a foot shorter.

The Karabiner 98k is a bolt-action rifle, which means each shot takes a little longer than semi-automatics like the M1 Garand. You have to manually cycle the bolt after each shot. This isn’t the ...

7. Mauser Karabiner Kar 98k > Maximum effective range: 1,969 ft. > Country of origin: Germany > Year: 1935 > Caliber/Cartridge/Feed: 7.92x57mm Mauser, 5-round internal box magazine ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: During World War II the company also produced the Karabiner 98K rifle for the German Army and later was instrumental in the development of the StG44, the world ...

Although Germany started the war with the bolt action Karabiner 98k, as the fighting dragged on German engineers looked for ways to increase the individual soldier’s rate of fire. One result was ...

It proved murderously successful. In fact, German snipers reportedly preferred captured Mosin-Nagants to their own Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles.

But had British Intelligence authorised the assassination attempt, historians admit it is unlikely a sniper would have been able to reach the a viable firing position - the Karabiner 98k rifle to ...