Mauser Kar98k
The Mauser Karabiner 98 is a bolt-action rifle created in 1898 by the german army engineer Paul Mauser and has been lust after by many nations such as Spain, China or Belgium, as soon as being released. Karabiner means the strap is fixed laterally on the rifle. The Kar98k was superior by its eavyer and more powerfull ammunition than the american 30-06 caliber but the very tight fitting of the mecanism could make it freeze in difficult climatic situations. The Mauser factories set up a new version in 1935 called "K98 k", k for kurz (short in German). shorter and lighter than the original one used in WWI. The Karabiner 98 has become the standard weapon for the Wehrmacht, any German soldier during WWII has been equiped with this rifle model. All along the conflict, many changes occured in terms of quality with the apparition of a stripped wood stock instead of plain walnut tree wood, stamped parts and even the removal of the 5 round magazine! Despite that, Mauser is still nowadays synonymous with robustness and reliability. Just like the Lee Enfield Mark 1 #4, the K98 k could be modifed to turn into a sniper weapon by adding a scope. It was also possible to transform it into a grenade launcher. 
Kar 98 k Mauser technical specification sheet
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