Karabiner 98k

Karabiner 98k - German manufacture 1937 date - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Karabiner 98k with Zeiss ZF41 1.5x scope and hooded front sight - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Karabiner 98k with Zeiss ZF42 scope and hooded front sight - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Karabiner 98k Sniper with Zeiss ZF42 scope - 7.92x57mm Mauser

Karabiner 98k Sporter - 7.92x57mm IS

Specifications

(1935 – 1945)

• Type: Battle Rifle

• Caliber: 7.92 x 57mm Mauser

• Weight: 8.2 lbs (3.7 kg) - 9 lbs (4.1 kg)

• Length: 43.7 in (111 cm)

• Barrel length: 23.6 in (60 cm)

• Capacity: 5-round stripper clip

• Fire Modes: Bolt-Action

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The Karabiner 98k and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

• German soldiers and Czech insurgents in The Silent Barricade (1949)

• German soldiers and Czech insurgents in Arms for Prague (Zbrane pro Prahu) (1974)

• FLN rebels in Deserter (2002) (2002)

• German soldiers and Czech insurgents in The Liberation of Prague (1978)

• German soldiers in Sokolovo (1975)

• German soldiers in Atentát (1964)

• German soldiers in Female Agents (2008)

• German soldiers in The Lark (Zhavoronok) (1964)

• German soldiers in At Your Threshold (U Tvoyego Poroga) (1964)

• German soldiers in Soldier of Orange (1977)

• German soldiers and French resistance in Charlotte Gray (2001)

• German soldiers in Legends of the Fall (1994)

• Exterminators in Zardoz (1974)

• Wesley van Gaalen as Rikkert in New Kids Turbo (2010)

• German soldiers in Attack on Leningrad (2007)

• German soldiers in Battleground (1949)

• German soldiers in The Keep (1983)

• German soldiers in The Young Lions (1958)

• Hugh Daly as Maj. Andrew Pearman in Brother's War (2009)

• German soldiers in Brother's War (2009)

• German Soldiers in Valkyrie (2008)

• Afghan Mujahideen in Lord of War (2005)

• 2 German soldiers and one in Anne's dream in The Diary of Anne Frank

• Ed Harris as Major Erwin König in Enemy at the Gates (2001) (sniper variant)

• German Soldiers in Enemy at the Gates (2001) (Standard Model)

• Various German soldiers in Downfall aka "Der Untergang" (2004)

• Nomads in Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

• German Soldiers in Hellboy (2004)

• Viet Cong and Viet Minh soldiers in We Were Soldiers

• Militia fighters in Tears of the Sun (2003)

• SS guards in The Grey Zone (2001)

• Germand soldiers in Enigma (2001)

• German soldiers in Saving Private Ryan (1998) (including a heavily-camouflaged sniper variant)

• German soldiers in Stalingrad (1993)

• German soldiers in Schindler's List (1993)

• Mujahideen fighters in Rambo III (1988)

• German soldiers in To Be or Not to Be (1983)

• German Soldiers in The Big Red One (1980)

• German Soldiers in Kelly's Heroes (1970)

• German Soldiers in The Bridge at Remagen (1969)

• German Soldiers in Where Eagles Dare (1968)

• German Soldiers in The Devil's Brigade (1968)

• NVA soldiers in The Green Berets (1968)

• German Soldiers in Battle of the Bulge (1965)

• Steve McQueen as Reese in Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

• German Soldiers in To Hell and Back (1955)

• German soldiers in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

• German soldiers in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

• German soldiers in Valkyrie

• German soldiers in The Hiding Place

• German soldier in Black Book (2006)

• German soldiers and some Red Army men in The Brest Fortress (Brestskaya Krepost) (2010)

• Spanish Nationalists in Officers (Ofitsery) (1971)

• German soldiers in Lad from Our Town (Paren iz Nashego Goroda) (1942)

• Polish insurgents in Canal (Kanal) (1957)

Television

• Spanish Nationalist soldiers in Bors.

• German soldiers, Hirogen hunters, and Kate Mulgrew as Katherine Janeway in Star Trek: Voyager (episode "The Killing Game")

• German soldiers in Star Trek: Enterprise (Episode: Storm Front Pt. 1 & 2)

• German solders in Band of Brothers (Standard and sniper variants)

• Weaponology

• Michael Gross and Harrison Page with a sporterized K98k in Tremors: The Series, "Blast from the Past" (S01E04), 2003.

• German soldiers in The Rat Patrol

• German soldiers in the Sanctuary episode "Normandy" (2011)

• Dana Andrews as Paul Driscoll in The Twilight Zone episode No Time Like the Past (1962)

• Polish border guards in The State Border: Film 2 (1980)

• German soldiers in Archiv des Todes (1980)

• Leon Niemczyk as Janek in Archiv des Todes (1980)

• Basmachi fighters in The State Border: Film 4 (1984)

• German soldiers in The State Border: Film 5 (1986)

• Ukrainian Insurgents in The State Border: Film 6 (1987)

Video Games

• Hidden & Dangerous (with Zeiss ZF42 scope)

• Mafia II

• Battlefield: 1942 (with and without Zeiss ZF42 scope)

• Call of Duty (with and without Zeiss ZF42 scope)

• Call of Duty: United Offensive (with and without Zeiss ZF42 scope)

• Call of Duty: Finest Hour

• Call of Duty: Big Red One

• Call of Duty 2

• Call of Duty 3

• Call of Duty: World at War

• Call of Duty: World at War: Final Fronts (with and without Zeiss ZF42 scope)

• Commandos: Strike Force (as "Mauser")

• Shellshock Nam '67 (with and without scope)

• Day of Defeat: Source (normal rifle with grenade launcher and K98k sniper)

• Hour of Victory

• Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (normal rifle and K98k sniper (with scoped)

• Medal of Honor: European Assault

• Medal of Honor: Frontline (non-playable, used by German soldiers)

• Medal of Honor: Heroes

• Medal of Honor: Vanguard

• Return to Castle Wolfenstein (normal rifle and K98k sniper (with scoped)

• Silent Storm (scoped and scope & silencer versions)

• The Royal Marines Commando (normal and scoped version)

• World War II Online: Battleground Europe (normal and scoped version)

• WWII G.I. (normal and scoped version)

• UberSoldier

• Hidden & Dangerous 2

• Karma Online

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade			1998
Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World			2003
Eureka Seven			2005
Black Lagoon	German soldier		2006