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Published: 2007-12-09 19:32:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 1243; Favourites: 7; Downloads: 42
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Version of a classic WW2 rifle: the german Kar98k. Some details changed but it looks pretty much like the original.Related content
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That's a beautiful rifle, used in both World Wars.
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Well, actually the WWI rifle was a Gewehr 1898. A lot longer and heavier. Kar98k, the K stands for Kurz, short in German. A shorter version of the WWI rifle. Shown here is a Kar98k looking drawing.
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You do not have to teach me German, I passed A-levels in it 6 years ago.
Indeed, the Kar.98k appeared in 1935, but older Gewehr 98 was not retired during WW2. I have seen photos of soldiers from second-line Wehrmacht units, who were armed with WW1 rifles in 1942. Those photos did not look falsified.
Should you need proofs, have a look at those:
- "Soldat. The German Soldier on the Eastern Front 1943-44" by Gordon Rottman and Stephen Andrew
- "Small Arms" by Chris Chant.
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We're talking about the Kar.98k though. It was only used in WWII.
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Are you sure ? Wikipedia claims it was used after WW2 as well [link]
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You're missing the point. The Gewehr 98 and the Kar98k are not the same rifle. They're similar.
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Now you are trying to switch subjects.
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You started this buddy.
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