Technical Specifications

Type	Bolt-action rifle
Country of origin	German Empire
Manufacturer	Mauser Deutsche Waffen und Munitionsfabriken Haenel Sauer & Sohn Waffenwerke Oberspree V. Chr. Schilling Co. Steyr Simson *Imperial Arsenals of Amberg, Danzig, Erfurt, Leipzig, and Spandau
Designer	Paul Mauser
Designed	1895
Produced	1898–1918
In service	1898–1945
Used by	See Users
No. built	9,000,000+
Variants	K98a, K98b, Kar98az
Weight	4.09 kg with empty magazine Gewehr 98 · 3.50 kg Karabiner 98a
Length	1250 mm Gewehr 98 · 1090 mm Karabiner 98a
Barrel length	740 mm Gewehr 98 · 590 mm Karabiner 98a
Cartridge	M/88 until 1903, 7.92×57mm Mauser later
Action	Bolt action
Feed	5-round stripper clips in an internal box magazine
Sights	Iron sights
Muzzle velocity	639 m/s with M/88 · 878 m/s with 1903 pattern 9.9 g (154 gr) ball ammunition
Range	500 m (with iron sights) · 1000 m (with optics)
Maximum range	3735 m with S Patrone

Data from Gewehr 98 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 4.0 — Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum).

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