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Karabiner 98k
Specifications
(1935 – 1945)
- Type: Battle Rifle
- Caliber: 7.92 x 57mm Mauser
- Weight: 8.2 lbs (3.7 kg) - 9 lbs (4.1 kg)
- Length: 43.7 in (111 cm)
- Barrel length: 23.6 in (60 cm)
- Capacity: 5-round stripper clip
- Fire Modes: Bolt-Action
The Karabiner 98k and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
- German soldiers in Lad from Our Town (Paren iz Nashego Goroda) (1942)
- German soldiers in Battleground (1949)
- German soldiers and Czech insurgents in The Silent Barricade (1949)
- Czech insurgent in Akce B (1952)
- German Soldiers in To Hell and Back (1955)
- German soldiers and Czech insurgents in The Tank Brigade (1955)
- Polish insurgents in Canal (Kanal) (1957)
- German soldiers in The Young Lions (1958)
- Steve McQueen as Reese in Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
- German soldiers in The Lark (Zhavoronok) (1964)
- German soldiers in Atentát (1964)
- German soldiers in At Your Threshold (U Tvoyego Poroga) (1964)
- German Soldiers in Battle of the Bulge (1965)
- German soldiers in Zvony pre bosých (1965)
- The Last Adventure (1967)
- German Soldiers in Where Eagles Dare (1968)
- German Soldiers in The Devil's Brigade (1968)
- NVA soldiers in The Green Berets (1968)
- German Soldiers in The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
- German Soldiers in Kelly's Heroes (1970)
- Spanish Nationalists in Officers (Ofitsery) (1971)
- German soldiers and Czech insurgents in Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu) (1974)
- Exterminators in Zardoz (1974)
- German soldiers in Sokolovo (1975)
- German soldiers in Soldier of Orange (1977)
- German soldiers and Czech insurgents in The Liberation of Prague (1978)
- German Soldiers in The Big Red One (1980)
- German soldiers in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- German soldiers in To Be or Not to Be (1983)
- German soldiers in The Keep (1983)
- Mujahideen fighters in Rambo III (1988)
- German soldiers in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- German soldiers in Stalingrad (1993)
- German soldiers in Schindler's List (1993)
- German soldiers in Legends of the Fall (1994)
- German soldiers in Saving Private Ryan (1998) (including a heavily-camouflaged sniper variant)
- German soldiers and French resistance in Charlotte Gray (2001)
- SS guards in The Grey Zone (2001)
- Germand soldiers in Enigma (2001)
- Ed Harris as Major Erwin König in Enemy at the Gates (2001) (sniper variant)
- German Soldiers in Enemy at the Gates (2001) (Standard Model)
- FLN rebels in Deserter (2002) (2002)
- Militia fighters in Tears of the Sun (2003)
- Various German soldiers in Downfall aka "Der Untergang" (2004)
- Nomads in Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
- German Soldiers in Hellboy (2004)
- Afghan Mujahideen in Lord of War (2005)
- German soldier in Black Book (2006)
- German soldiers in Attack on Leningrad (2007)
- German soldiers in Female Agents (2008)
- German Soldiers in Valkyrie (2008)
- Hugh Daly as Maj. Andrew Pearman in Brother's War (2009)
- German soldiers in Brother's War (2009)
- Wesley van Gaalen as Rikkert in New Kids Turbo (2010)
- 2 German soldiers and one in Anne's dream in The Diary of Anne Frank
- Viet Cong and Viet Minh soldiers in We Were Soldiers
- German soldiers in Valkyrie
- German soldiers in The Hiding Place
- German soldiers and some Red Army men in The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) (2010)
Television
- Dana Andrews as Paul Driscoll in The Twilight Zone episode No Time Like the Past (1962)
- German soldiers in The Rat Patrol(1966-1968)
- Spanish Nationalist soldiers in Bors (1968)
- German soldiers in Legenda o živých mrtvých (1971)
- Polish border guards in The State Border: Film 2 (1980)
- German soldiers in Archiv des Todes (1980)
- Leon Niemczyk as Janek in Archiv des Todes (1980)
- Basmachi fighters in The State Border: Film 4 (1984)
- German soldiers in The State Border: Film 5 (1986)
- Ukrainian Insurgents in The State Border: Film 6 (1987)
- German solders in Band of Brothers (Standard and sniper variants) (2001)
- German soldiers, Hirogen hunters, and Kate Mulgrew as Katherine Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager (episode "The Killing Game")
- Michael Gross and Harrison Page with a sporterized K98k in Tremors: The Series, "Blast from the Past" (S01E04), 2003.
- German soldiers in Star Trek: Enterprise (Episode: Storm Front Pt. 1 & 2) (2001-2005)
- German soldiers in the Sanctuary episode "Normandy" (2011)
Video Game
| Game Title | Appears as | Note | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden & Dangerous | with Zeiss ZF42 scope | 1999 | |
| WWII G.I. | normal and scoped version | 1999 | |
| Return to Castle Wolfenstein | normal rifle and K98k sniper (with scoped) | 2001 | |
| World War II Online: Battleground Europe | normal and scoped version | 2001 | |
| Battlefield: 1942 | with and without Zeiss ZF42 scope | 2002 | |
| Medal of Honor: Allied Assault | normal rifle and K98k sniper (with scoped | 2002 | |
| Medal of Honor: Frontline | non-playable, used by German soldiers | 2002 | |
| Hidden & Dangerous 2 | 2003 | ||
| Silent Storm | scoped and scope & silencer versions | 2003 | |
| Call of Duty: United Offensive | with and without Zeiss ZF42 scope | 2004 | |
| Shellshock Nam '67 | with and without scope | 2004 | |
| Call of Duty: Finest Hour | 2004 | ||
| Call of Duty: Big Red One | 2005 | ||
| Call of Duty 2 | 2005 | ||
| Day of Defeat: Source | normal rifle with grenade launcher and K98k sniper | 2005 | |
| Medal of Honor: European Assault | 2005 | ||
| Call of Duty 3 | 2006 | ||
| UberSoldier | 2006 | ||
| Commandos: Strike Force | "Mauser" | 2006 | |
| Medal of Honor: Heroes | 2006 | ||
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | As the "KAR98K" | With Zeiss ZF42 scope and hooded front sight | 2007 |
| Medal of Honor: Vanguard | 2007 | ||
| Call of Duty: World at War | 2008 | ||
| Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts | with and without Zeiss ZF42 scope | 2008 | |
| The Royal Marines Commando | normal and scoped version | 2008 | |
| Mafia II | 2010 | ||
| Karma Online | 2011 |
Anime
| Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade | 1998 | ||
| Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World | 2003 | ||
| Eureka Seven | 2005 | ||
| Black Lagoon | German soldier | 2006 |