Talk:Mauser Gewehr 1898

I agree with GM45 completely. The K98 Sniper doesn't belong on this page. MoviePropMaster2008 06:17, 7 May 2009 (UTC)

That second picture is actually a "Bicycle troops" rifle - the only one with the turndown bolt and lange rear sight. The Karabiner 98b was modeled almost exactly after it. Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=KlReVu0HziIC&pg=PA188&dq=weimar+98+rifle

Gewehr 1898's in film

I was just wondering, is it easier to get, say, a Turkish model of the Mauser then the actual German? Seems that way with some films.

• Somewhat. Unaltered G98s are relatively expensive today, or in very poor condition and less often available. Many of them were destroyed due to disarmament provisions after WWI, or converted, or kept in store, or sold to other countries. The Ottoman Empire had already received generous amounts of G98s (including more or less the entire 1916 Mauser Oberndorf am Neckar factory production run) as wartime ally, and was supplied with even more after the war as Germany turned towards shorter Karabiner rifles and got rid of most of the old stuff. Non-German Army Mausers are abundant, mostly in at least average condition, and very very inexpensive compared to the real (historically accurate) deal. Ungesehen 19:14, 5 January 2011 (UTC)

Thanks man. That makes sense. Crackshot 20:22, 5 January 2011