page_title: Karabiner 98k
hierarchical_section_title: Karabiner 98k
caption_attribution_description: English: Karabiner 98K in mint condition. Caliber 7.92×57mm IS. Rifle made in 1940, received by Armémuseum as a gift from the German government. From the collections of Armémuseum (Swedish Army Museum), Stockholm, Sweden.
context_page_description: The Karabiner 98 kurz, often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k and often incorrectly referred to as a "K98", is a bolt-action rifle chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted on 21 June 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht. It was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles. Although supplemented by semi- and fully automatic rifles during World War II, it remained the primary German service rifle until the end of the war in 1945. Millions were captured by the Soviets at the conclusion of World War II and were widely distributed as military aid. The Karabiner 98k therefore continues to appear in conflicts across the world as they are taken out of storage during times of strife.
context_section_description: The Karabiner 98 kurz (German: [kaʁaˈbiːnɐ ˌʔaxtʔʊntˈnɔʏntsɪç ˈkʊɐ̯ts]; "carbine 98 short"), often abbreviated Kar98k or K98k and often incorrectly referred to as a "K98" (which was a Polish carbine), is a bolt-action rifle chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted on 21 June 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht. It was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles. Although supplemented by semi- and fully automatic rifles during World War II, it remained the primary German service rifle until the end of the war in 1945. Millions were captured by the Soviets at the conclusion of World War II and were widely distributed as military aid. The Karabiner 98k therefore continues to appear in conflicts across the world as they are taken out of storage during times of strife.
caption: Karabiner 98k in mint condition, made in 1940. From the collections of the Swedish Army Museum
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