An Action To Be Envied Paul Mauser, in 1898, started a revolution in rifle design that would influence rifle designer across the globe for more than a century. The Gewehr 98 had attributes that ...

Notable is the fact that the primary weapons employed by each side in the two conflicts were bolt-action rifles that ... led to the development of the Gewehr 98. As stated by Robert W.D. Ball ...

Finally, “I Have This Old Gun” covers the rifle used by the Kaiser's men during World War I—the Mauser Gewehr 98 rifle.

The Kar98K used the same controlled-feed bolt-action system of its predecessor, while the most immediate difference is the straight bolt handle of the Gewehr 98 that was replaced by a turned-down ...