But many others also tried to explain this discrepancy in nomenclature, but it is hard to create change when several books copied each other with this error ( authors tend to rely on other authors or researchers work and it is easy for a error to become set in, Storz book has helped a great deal in correcting this problem, so has time, as many of the earlier books are not read or relied upon anymore). Storz did not discover this fact and most experienced collectors already knew the Kar.98AZ designation was incorrect MauserBill was as busy as a one legged man in a a$$ kicking contest correcting this myth 15 years before Storz book was printed. This topic is covered several times on the forum, but in brief, the kar.98AZ was one of a number of trial rifles that led to the Kar.98 long "rifle", earlier there had been a short lived "short" Kar.98 which are rare today. Looks like perhaps light sanding, but it has sharp edges and clear markings, I would take the Hippocratic Oath here and do no harm. I almost never give advise on practices for this reason, - naturally any course would depend on knowing what was done to it and i can't tell from these pictures if it has been coated with anything. Tampering with stocks - this is almost always a bad idea. ![]() Several variations are not even mentioned and next to nothing for the last stages of the war and early interwar period. I suspect the importer did this, not the Spaniards.) I do not think Storz is a very good book for something like this, the book is excellent dealing with documents and archives the author had access too, including rifles in institutions he had access to, but the book is shockingly poor dealing with actual rifles because he didn't ask for or rely on collectors for any observations. Import rifles do show up with painted parts, typically from backward countries, but sometimes importers do it also, - like with many Spanish imports ( not sure if the Spaniards did it or the importer, but it is common. I use to be a big collector of period images and offhand I can't recall seeing whitewashed rifles in a period picture (including winter scenes). The only exception being stocks and whitewash, though I am not sure to what extent this was common in WWI. Patrone became the standard German service ball cartridge in the 1930s.Painted parts - under no circumstance, that I am aware of, did the Germans paint parts. Because of this the S Patrone was phased out in 1933 and the s.S. Patrone, originally designed for long range machine gun use, produced less muzzle flash out of rifles that had a shorter barrel and also provided better accuracy. The 1903 pattern 7.92×57mm Mauser S Patrone produced excessive muzzle flash when fired from arms that did not have a long barrel like the Gewehr 98. The desire for adopting new shorter barreled rifles and the introduction of the Karabiner 98k, featuring a 600 mm (23.62 in) long barrel, were reasons for changing the standard German service ball rifle cartridge. Just like its predecessor, the rifle was noted for its reliability, great accuracy and an effective range of up to 500 metres (550 yd) with iron sights and 1,000 metres (1,090 yd) with an 8× telescopic sight. ![]() Since the Karabiner 98k rifle was shorter than the earlier Karabiner 98b (the 98b was a carbine in name only, a version of Gewehr 98 long rifle with upgraded sights), it was given the designation Karabiner 98 kurz, meaning “Carbine 98 Short”. The Karabiner 98k was derived from earlier rifles, namely the Mauser Standardmodell of 1924 and the Karabiner 98b, which in turn had both been developed from the Gewehr 98. In February 1934 the Heereswaffenamt (Army Weapons Agency) ordered the adoption of a new military rifle. The Karabiner 98k therefore continues to appear in conflicts across the world as they are taken out of storage during times of strife. Millions were captured by the Soviets at the conclusion of World War II and were widely distributed as military aid. Although supplemented by semi- and fully automatic rifles during World War II, it remained the primary German service rifle until the end of World War II in 1945. ![]() The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k, K98, or K98k) is a bolt action rifle chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted in 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht.It was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles.
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