Gewehr 98 · 1916 · DWM
Gewehr 98
1916 DWM long rifle. Straight bolt, Lange sight, 740 mm barrel.
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Specimens
Featured rifles
S28 · 1920 · S.28
S.28 / 1920-marked Gewehr 98
Scarce 1920-property rifle with S.28 marking. Treat as a study piece, not a standard K98k.
KKW · 1939 · Mauser
KKW (.22 training rifle)
Kleinkaliber-Wehrsportgewehr. Military outline, rimfire chamber. Essential training pattern.
K98k · 1938 · S/42
K98k, Mauser Oberndorf
Pre-war Oberndorf K98k. High-polish blue, walnut stock, S/42 code.
K98k · 1943 · byf
K98k, byf 43
Wartime Oberndorf K98k. byf code, laminated stock, production simplifications underway.
Cartridges
German military ammunition
9×19 mm Parabellum, 7.92×57 mm, and 7.92×33 mm Kurz — identification for collectors, not loading data.
Pistol and sub-machine-gun cartridge
9×19 mm Parabellum
9 mm Pist. Patr. 08
Standard rifle and machine-gun cartridge of the German army
7.92×57 mm Mauser
8 mm Mauser; 7.9 mm; Infanteriepatrone 7,9
Intermediate assault-rifle cartridge
7.92×33 mm Kurz
Pist. Patr. 43; 7.9 mm Kurz; intermediate cartridge for the Sturmgewehr
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History
Where hammer-forged rifle barrels originated
Based on published German and English sources, compared with the Suhl/BLM hypotheses. Research notes and slugged barrels by MC.
14 min · 2026-08-28
Ammunition
German military ammunition: 9 mm Parabellum, 7.92×57, 7.92×33 Kurz
The three service cartridges behind the catalogue — pistol, full-power rifle, and intermediate Kurz.
10 min · 2026-08-27
Care and storage
Pre-war, wartime, and postwar Mauser finishes — and why they matter
High-polish blue, phosphate, laminate, and arsenal refinish are not the same condition grade. They are different objects.
8 min · 2026-06-04