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In January 1908, the Karabiner Model 1898 AZ (Kar 98AZ) was accepted for service. The new features were a small diameter (33 mm (1.30 in)) receiver ring, tapered rather than stepped barrel contour, an L-shaped stacking rod attached to the stock near the muzzle, and a turned-down bolt handle and recess in the stock in the same fashion as the ...
The Karabiner 98 kurz (German: [kaʁaˈbiːnɐ ˌʔaxtʔʊntˈnɔʏntsɪç ˈkʊɐ̯ts]; ' carbine 98 short '), often abbreviated Karabiner 98k, Kar98k or K98k and also sometimes incorrectly referred to as a K98 (a K98 is a Polish carbine and copy of the Kar98a), is a bolt-action rifle chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge.
In post World War I Germany the government redesignated the Kar 98AZ to be the Kar 98a. This is because in 1923 the Reichswehr created another carbine by altering old Gewehr 98s. Designated the Kar. 98b, they were given a turned-down bolt, a side-mounted sling system, and a newer style of magazine follower. The rear sight was simplified from ...
Submachine guns Heckler & Koch MP5A5 West Germany: Submachine gun: 9×19mm Parabellum: The weapon is only used by KSK, combat swimmers, military police and long-distance scouts within the Bundeswehr in various versions. It used to be part of the standard equipment of the boarding teams. It is to be replaced by the Heckler & Koch 437 (G39). [10]
Standard machine gun of World War I. Saw limited use in World War II. Maschinengewehr 15: Rheinmetall: 7.92×57mm Mauser: Luftwaffe Wehrmacht: The MG 15 was at the beginning of the war mainly used on aircraft of the Luftwaffe. After being replaced by other machine guns many MG 15s were modified for use by ground forces. Maschinengewehr 30 ...
The wz. 98a rifle was mechanically identical to the German Gewehr 98 rifle. It was a bolt-action repeating rifle, using a rotating bolt turned 90 degrees to lock or unlock. . Locking was by means of two locking lugs at the front of the bolt, with a safety lug at the re
It featured combined features of the Karabiner 98AZ and Gewehr 98 versions. The barrel was only 600 mm (23.6 in)-long, comparable to the barrel of the Karabiner 98AZ. The rifle had a new iron sight line, with a tangent rear sight graduated from 100 m (109 yd) to 2,000 m (2,187 yd), with 50 m (55 yd) increments.
The kbk wz. 29 (Polish: carbine pattern 1929) was a Polish bolt-action short rifle based on the German Kar98AZ.Identifying attributes include a 98/05 style mast bayonet lug ending directly beneath the front sight and winged protective ears to either side of the front sight blade.