Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page
Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page
Company Officer's Handbook Of The German Army - All Gauge Page
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Section IV. WEAPONS, OBSTACLES,<br />
AND VEHICLES<br />
15. RIFLES AND CARBINES<br />
a. General<br />
<strong>The</strong> standard <strong>German</strong> rifle (or long carbine) is the Mauser Karabiner<br />
98K (figs. 9 and 10). <strong>The</strong>re are two older types (Karabiner<br />
98b and Gewehr 98) which are similar but have longer barrels and<br />
Grenade-launching<br />
Grenade launcher<br />
sight<br />
Metal-lined hole In which<br />
firing pin is placed in bolt<br />
disassembly<br />
_- .<br />
Figure 9.-Side view of the standard <strong>German</strong> rifle (Karablner 98K).<br />
showing grenade-aunching attachments.<br />
Upper band<br />
Lower band<br />
Metal-llned hole<br />
Cleaning rod section<br />
Sling<br />
Stamped "Mod. 98" on left receiver wall<br />
Figure 10.-Top view of the standard <strong>German</strong> rifle (Karablner 98K1.<br />
minor variations in accessories. A semiautomatic rifle (G. 41 and<br />
G. 43), comparable to the U.S. Ml (Garand), has recently been<br />
developed and is now in use. (For the principal characteristics of<br />
the Karabiner 98K, see fig. 11, p. 30.)<br />
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