Mauser Kar 98az
Erfurt 1915
Calibre 8x57mm
Serial No: 1924
Price: £795

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Very Good Condition

All Matching Numbers Except Rear Sight, even the screws match

Good Shooting Grade Bore

The original Kar.98 was adopted in June of 1902 and was produced starting in 1903 to replace the G88 & G91 Carbines.

With the adoption of the new 8mm “S” cartridge in 1903 all of these Carbines were modified for the new round.
The heavy recoil and foot long muzzle flash from these modified carbines with the new cartridge lead to the suspension of production in 1905.
To fix this problem the GPK (Gewehr Prufungs Kommission) developed the Kar98a with a longer barrel and a different stock. The Carbine they accepted into service in January 1908.

This is the Kar.98 a (az) that we are familiar with today.