Mauser Kar98k rifle

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mauser_Kar98k_rifle

GPTKB entity

Statements (133)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shooting
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:Kar98k
gptkbp:action	bolt-action
gptkbp:barrelLength	600 mm
gptkbp:bayonetMount	yes
gptkbp:cartridge	gptkb:7.92×57mm_Mauser
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:Mauser
gptkbp:enteredService	1935
gptkbp:feedSystem	5-round internal magazine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mauser Kar98k rifle
gptkbp:length	1,110 mm
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Mauser
gptkbp:muzzleVelocity	760 m/s
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Karabiner_98k
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Spanish_Civil_War gptkb:World_War_II various postwar conflicts
gptkbp:numberBuilt	over 14 million
gptkbp:origin	gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Gewehr_98
gptkbp:produced	1935–1945
gptkbp:range	500 m (iron sights)
gptkbp:rateOfFire	15 rounds/min (practical)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:StG_44
gptkbp:touristAttraction	iron sights
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Afghanistan gptkb:Albania gptkb:Algeria gptkb:Angola gptkb:Argentina gptkb:Belgium gptkb:Bolivia gptkb:Botswana gptkb:Brazil gptkb:Bulgaria gptkb:Cambodia gptkb:Chile gptkb:Colombia gptkb:Costa_Rica gptkb:Croatia gptkb:Cuba gptkb:Denmark gptkb:Dominican_Republic gptkb:Ecuador gptkb:Egypt gptkb:El_Salvador gptkb:Estonia gptkb:Ethiopia gptkb:Greece gptkb:Guatemala gptkb:Haiti gptkb:Honduras gptkb:Hungary gptkb:India gptkb:Indonesia gptkb:Iran gptkb:Iraq gptkb:Israel_Defense_Forces gptkb:Italy gptkb:Jordan gptkb:Kenya gptkb:Laos gptkb:Latvia gptkb:Lebanon gptkb:Lesotho gptkb:Libya gptkb:Lithuania gptkb:Luxembourg gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Mexico gptkb:Mongolia gptkb:Morocco gptkb:Mozambique gptkb:Namibia gptkb:Nazi_Germany gptkb:Netherlands gptkb:Nicaragua gptkb:North_Korea gptkb:Norway gptkb:Pakistan gptkb:Palestine gptkb:Panama gptkb:Paraguay gptkb:Peru gptkb:Philippines gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Romania gptkb:Saudi_Arabia gptkb:Slovakia gptkb:Somalia gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:South_Korea gptkb:Spain gptkb:Sudan gptkb:Swaziland gptkb:Sweden gptkb:Switzerland gptkb:Syria gptkb:Tanzania gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Tunisia gptkb:Turkey gptkb:Uganda gptkb:Uruguay gptkb:Venezuela gptkb:Vietnam gptkb:Wehrmacht gptkb:Yemen gptkb:Yugoslavia gptkb:Zambia gptkb:Zimbabwe gptkb:Yugoslav_Partisans gptkb:Czechoslovak_Army_(postwar) gptkb:French_Army_(postwar) gptkb:Norwegian_Army_(postwar) gptkb:Japan_(captured) gptkb:East_German_Volkspolizei gptkb:Polish_Army_(postwar) gptkb:India_(captured) gptkb:China_(various_factions) Burma Soviet Union (captured) United Kingdom (captured) United States (captured) Finland (captured) Australia (captured) Canada (captured) New Zealand (captured) South Africa (captured) various postwar countries
gptkbp:weight	3.7–4.1 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:German_Army_Ordnance_Office
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6