October, 2024

Type 97

Japanese Empire
Second World War
Made by Kokura in c.1939
6.5x50mm

World War II, German Reich, Short Rifles, Bolt Action, 7.92x57mm, 1943, Gustloff Werke, Mauser 98 Walter Gurske World War II, German Reich, Short Rifles, Bolt Action, 7.92x57mm, 1943, Gustloff Werke, Mauser 98 Walter Gurske

Kar98k

The Gewehr 98 had served the Imperial Army well in the Great War, but was showing its age by the 1930s. This would lead to a program of modernization, and its product would become the standard service weapon of the Wehrmacht in the Second World War.

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World War I, United States of America, Short Rifles, Bolt Action, .30-06, 1918, Springfield Armory, Mauser 98 Walter Gurske World War I, United States of America, Short Rifles, Bolt Action, .30-06, 1918, Springfield Armory, Mauser 98 Walter Gurske

M1903 Springfield

Despite victory in the Spanish-American War of 1898, it was clear that the Krag rifles in American service were inferior to the Mausers used by their enemies. This prompt would lead to the development of a new universal short rifle that would serve in two world wars and beyond.

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World War I, German Empire, Rifles, Bolt Action, 7.92x57mm, 1917, Danzig Arsenal, Mauser 98, WWI Standard Issue Rifles Walter Gurske World War I, German Empire, Rifles, Bolt Action, 7.92x57mm, 1917, Danzig Arsenal, Mauser 98, WWI Standard Issue Rifles Walter Gurske

Gewehr 98

The standard issue rifle of the Imperial German Army during the Great War, the Gewehr 98 is the quintessential “German Mauser”; the progenitor of the most successful bolt action rifle of all time.

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World War I, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Rifles, Bolt Action, 7.92x57mm, 1904, Mauser, Mauser 98, WWI Standard Issue Rifles Walter Gurske World War I, Ottoman Empire, Turkey, Rifles, Bolt Action, 7.92x57mm, 1904, Mauser, Mauser 98, WWI Standard Issue Rifles Walter Gurske

Mauser M1903

The most modern rifle in Ottoman inventory during the Great War was an example of the excellent Mauser 98, with some special features. These rifles would serve as a pattern during the interwar Turkish upgrade program, in addition to receiving minor modifications themselves.

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