Rifle 98
The Gewehr 98 (G98, Gew. 98, Mauser Model 1898) with internal box magazine and 5-round stripper clip replaced the Gewehr 88 as the standard infantry service rifle of the German army in 1898. Caliber, rifling, internal barrel fittings, ammunition and ballistic properties are the same as the Gewehr 88; the Mauser bolt group and controlled-feed bolt-action are similar. In addition to the double locking lugs of the Rifle 88, the Gewehr 98 features a third locking lug at the rear of the bolt. The Gewehr 98 infantry rifle remained in service until it was replaced by the Karabiner 98 kurz in 1935.
Miniatures with Gewehr 98
- German Seebataillon, Boxer Rebellion, 1:72 RedBox 72023
- Imperial Schutztruppe for German East Africa, 1914, 1:72 Coates & Shine 8123
- German Infantry, 1914–1916, 1:72 HäT 8200
- German Infantry, 1914–1916, 1:72 Zvezda 8083
- German Infantry, 1914–1916, 1:76 Airfix 01726
- German Jäger, 1914–1916, 1:72 HäT 8199
- German Jäger Bicyclists, 1914–1916, 1:72 HäT 8276
- German Infantry, 1916–1918, 1:72 Revell 02504
- German Infantry, 1916–1918, 1:72 Caesar H035
- German Infantry Support Weapons, 1916–1918, 1:72 HäT 8110
- German Infantry in Gas Mask, 1:72 Strelets M060
- German Stormtroopers, 1916–1918, 1:72 Strelets M055
- Polish Infantry, 1939, 1:72 First To Fight PL1939-019
- In error: German Infantry, 1939–1944, 1:32 ESCI 5504
- In error: German Soldiers, 1:72 ESCI P-201
ESCI 1:32 scale German infantry of World-War Two armed with obsolete Gewehr 98 long rifles, instead of the Karabiner 98 kurz standard service rifle of the Wehrmacht. It's interesting that ESCI made a mistake like this in 1986, when designers, sculptors, product managers and quality control must have been well aware of the iconic Airfix 2nd Edition Afrika Korps with its plethora of superb riflemen.