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| + | T<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">he </span>'''Karabiner 98 Kurz'''<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> (often abbreviated </span>'''Kar98k'''<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, </span>'''K98'''<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">, or </span>'''K98k'''<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">) was a </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolt_action bolt action]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifle rifle]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> chambered for the </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7.92_x_57mm_Mauser 7.92 x 57mm Mauser]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> cartridge that was adopted as the standard </span>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_rifle service rifle]<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;"> in 1935 by the German </span>''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wehrmacht Wehrmacht]''<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">.</span><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-mausershooters_1-1" style="line-height:1em;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K98#cite_note-mausershooters-1 [2]] </sup><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19px;">Although supplemented by semi- and fully automatic rifles during World War II, it remained the primary service rifle of the Germa Whermacht and Waffen-SS until 1945. It could be feed</span> with either a five round stripper clip or with single bullets. It was an extremely accurate rifle and saw service in every corner of the European Theater. Those selected as being exceptionally accurate during factory tests were fitted with a telescopic sight and used as sniper rifles. Karabiner 98k sniper rifles had an effective range up to 800 meters (875 yards) in the hands of a skilled sniper. |
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The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k, K98, or K98k) was a bolt action rifle chambered for the 7.92 x 57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted as the standard service rifle in 1935 by the German Wehrmacht.[2] Although supplemented by semi- and fully automatic rifles during World War II, it remained the primary service rifle of the Germa Whermacht and Waffen-SS until 1945. It could be feed with either a five round stripper clip or with single bullets. It was an extremely accurate rifle and saw service in every corner of the European Theater. Those selected as being exceptionally accurate during factory tests were fitted with a telescopic sight and used as sniper rifles. Karabiner 98k sniper rifles had an effective range up to 800 meters (875 yards) in the hands of a skilled sniper.
It features in the movie as the most commonly used German weapon. A sniper in Neuville was armed with a Kar98k with a sniper scope.