Mauser Gewehr 98 Country Germany Type Rifle Manufacturer Mauser Introduction 1897 Specifications Weight 4.09 kg Length 1250 mm Barrel length 740 mm Cartridge 7.92x57 mm Mauser Action bolt-action Muzzle velocity 878 m/s Effective range 500 m (547 yd) (with iron sights) 800+ m (875 yd) (with optics) Feed system 5 round clip in internal magazine

The Mauser Gewehr 98 (abbreviated G98 or Gew 98) was the standard German infantry rifle from 1898 to 1935. The Gewehr 98 was the latest in a line of Mauser rifles introduced in the 1890s. It was a bolt-action rifle and carried 5 rounds of 7.92 x 57 mm Mauser ammunition in an internal magazine. The German Rifle Testing Commission adopted the Gewehr 98 on April 5th, 1898. In 1901, the first troop issues of the Gewehr 98 rifle were made to the East Asian Expeditionary Force, the Navy and three premier Prussian army corps. In 1904, contracts where placed with Waffenfabrik Mauser for 290,000 rifles and DWM for 210,000 rifles. In 1905 the 8 mm standard cartridge was changed from .318 in (8.08 mm) to the new .323 in (8.20 mm) bullet. The Gewehr 98 received its baptism of fire in the Boxer Rebellion. The Gewehr 98 saw service primarily in World War I, as well as various colonial actions in the preceding years. As with all contemporary bolt-action rifles, it was a powerful and accurate rifle with long range that was poorly suited for the close quarter fighting of trench warfare. Some Gewehr 98 rifles saw service in World War II.