The carbine features a turned-down bolt.Ī variant was adopted by Serbia in 1880 and designated the Model 78/80, chambered for the slightly smaller 10.15圆3mmR cartridge. During World War I, the brass trigger guards on these rifles were frequently replaced by steel parts in order to recycle the copper, which was in short supply during the war. The Jäger also features a brass finger rest on the underside of the wrist. The infantry and Jäger models can be differentiated by the number of barrel bands (three on the infantry rifle, two on the Jäger) and by their sling arrangement the infantry rifle has a sling between the trigger guard and second barrel band, the Jäger's sling extends from the lower barrel band to a swivel on the buttstock. It came in three variations: the infantry rifle with an 855mm barrel, the Jäger model with 750mm barrel, and a carbine with a 500mm barrel. It fired an 11mm bullet weighing 386 grains at a muzzle velocity of 1440 feet-per-second, from a rimmed brass case 60mm long. It replaced a mix of other infantry arms, including the Dreyse and the Werndl rifles. The single-shot bolt-action Model 1871 was Mauser's first commercial success, being adopted by the Prussian Army in March of 1872, and by 1877 the armies of all the other component states of the German Empire had followed suit. 30 Westley Richards Mauser Magazine Rifle.German soldiers French Resistance fightersĪt That Time, at Christmas. Murder on Dante Street (Ubiystvo na ulitse Dante) Outpost in the Mountains (Zastava v gorakh)
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The Karabiner 98k (also known as the Kar98k or just K98k) is a German military bolt-action rifle originally manufactured by Mauser. A rifle which incorporate all simplification features is known as a "full-Kriegsmodell", but these are rarer, being manufactured by only two factories (bnz and byf/svw). This rifle is a "semi-Kriegsmodell" as it has simpler screw retained barrel bands and the bayonet lug and cleaning rod have been omitted, but it still has the bolt disassembly disc in the buttstock. The "Kriegsmodell" (war model), was a late war simplification to the Kar 98k. Karabiner 98k "Kriegsmodell" - 7.92x57mm Mauser.