Some of the formerly occupied nations such as Norway and Romania also captured large stocks of Kar98k rifles as Germany surrendered in 1945, and used them as standard rifles in their military forces. They were initially stored away in warehouses and factories in preparation for the potential escalation of the Cold War, but eventually they were shipped to communist revolutionary groups around the world, such as in the case of the communist forces during the Vietnam War. Between 19, about 14,000,000 Kar98k rifles of all variants were built 132,000 of which were sniper rifles.ĭuring the war, Russian and other Soviet troops captured several million Karabiner 98k Kurz rifles of all variants. In late 1944, the Kriegsmodell variant was introduced with simplified design to increase production these rifles lacked the bayonet lug, cleaning rod, stock stick, and other features found in the prior Kar98k rifles. Most snipers of the German Army were equipped with the sniper rifle versions of this design, which were equipped with Zeiss Zielvier 4x (ZF39), Zeiss Zielsechs 6x (ZF42), Ajack 4x, Hensoldt Dialytan 4x, or Kahles Heliavier 4x telescopic sights. This notion changed later in the European War as they became overpowered by semi-automatic weapons wielded by Russian and American troops. Kar98k rifles were considered bulky and heavy compared to contemporary rifles, while the bolt-action might mean a slower firing rate however, German soldiers reported that these rifles were preferred for their high accuracy. Although Kar98b and Kar98k rifles had the word "carbine" in the name, they were not technically carbines the Kar98b had only been named so as a way to get around Treaty of Versailles restrictions placed upon Germany. They hailed from the Gewehr 98 rifle design which was completed in 1898, which was developed into the Karabiner 98b design in 1924, and then shortened into the Karabiner 98k design.
Peter Chen ww2dbaseThe Karabiner 98 Kurz bolt-action rifles, also known as Kar98k or K98k, became the standard German infantry rifles in 1935.
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