New Made Item: A very high quality reproduction of the 98K Action Cover; constructed of Canvas and Leather in grey green canvas with white stitching, six leather closing straps and metal studs. Bears replicated WW2 Manufacturers Code and date on the interior.
The Karabiner 98 Kurz (often abbreviated Kar98k, K98, 98k, K98k) is a bolt action rifle chambered for the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge that was adopted in 1935 as the standard service rifle by the German Wehrmacht in WWII. It was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles. Although supplemented by semi- and fully automatic rifles during WW2, it remained the primary German service rifle until the end of World War Two in 1945. Millions were captured by the Soviets at the conclusion of the war and the Soviet Union gave them as military aid widely. The Karabiner 98k therefore continues to appear in conflicts across the world as they are taken out of storage during times of strife.