[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”3698″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

CODE 03-040-935

NAME – Kar 98k

NAME (NATIVE) – Karabiner 98 kurz [Carbine 98 short]

COMMON NAMES – K98k

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Germany

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1935

CALIBER – 7.92x57mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 110 cm (43.31 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 60 cm (23.62 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 groove, Right hand twist, 1 turn in 24 cm (9.45 in)

LOAD – Pointed (Spitzer) Full Metal jacket

BULLET DIAMETER – 8.20 mm (0.323 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 12.83 g (198 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 755 m/s (2477 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 3658 j (2698 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.8 kg (8 lb 6 oz) with Walnut stock

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 4.2 kg (9 lb 4.2 oz) with Laminated Beech stock

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.93 kg (8 lb 10.6 oz) with Walnut stock and 5 rounds s.S. Patrone

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 4.33 kg (9 lb 8.7 oz) with Laminated Beech stock and 5 rounds s.S Patrone

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Adjustable, Front sight – Inverted V blade, Rear sight – V-notch on tangent sight, graduated from 100 to 2000 meters (109 to 2187 yards) in 100 meter (109 yard) increments

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 600 meters (660 yards)

OPERATION – Manual, bolt action

TYPE OF FIRE – Repeating

RATE OF FIRE – 10 to 15 rpm

FEED DEVICE – Integral 5-round box magazine, double column, double feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 6.67 g (0.24 oz) – 5 round stripper clip

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.13 kg (4.6 oz) 5 rds s.S. Patrone

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Eighteen 5-round stripper clips (90 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.52 kg (5 lb 8.9 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Mauser-Werk A.G., Oberndorf, Germany (original manufacturer)

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – In service throughout the German military, still found in irregular forces hands around the world post WWII

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_media_grid style=”pagination” items_per_page=”1″ element_width=”12″ arrows_design=”vc_arrow-icon-arrow_02_left” arrows_position=”outside” arrows_color=”grey” loop=”yes” item=”1815″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1620869693072-4ec2a94a-afe9-3″ include=”3698,3699,3700″][/vc_column][/vc_row]