Kar98k: WW2 Germany's Iconic Rifle
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Chapters:
00:00 - 00:50 - Introduction to the Kar98k
00:50 - 01:40 - WW1
01:40 - 04:23 - Interwar Period + Development
05:46 - 07:43 - Demonstration + Breakdown
07:43 - 10:24 - Use in WW2
10:24 - 12:17 - Design Evolution
12:17 - 13:17 - Postwar Use
13:17 - 14:21- Portuguese Kar98k Explanation
Sources Used:
De Vries, Guus, and Bas Martens. The K98k Rifle. 2nd ed., vol. 1, The Propaganda Photo Series. S.I. Publicaties BV, 2010.
Treaty of Peace Between the Allied and Associated Powers and Germany (1919). Table No. III, p. 69. Accessed via Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/1919v55i1...
https://www.k98kforum.com/ Kar98k Forum. Certain threads made by veteran users were accessed as a collector reference for niche technical details, including production variations, markings, and observed examples from original rifles.
📸Credits: Bundesarchiv Bildarchiv
Footage: Ufa Tonwoche Nr. 506 May 15, 1940
Die Deutsche Wochenschau No. 597- 11 February 1942
Die Deutsche Wochenschau No. 748- 11 January 1945
Descheg Monthly Newsreel No. 8- Oct. 1942
M1 Garand - Principles of Operation (1943)
Die Deutsche Wochenschau No. 593 - 14 January 1942