cartridge. Model 98 cal. 7.9 mm. rifle was adopted by Germany in 1898 and used by German infantry during World War I. Shown above, a sniper variant of the Mauser Model 98 courtesy of NRAMuseum.org.

A “very rare” rifle used by the Offaly Brigade of the Irish Volunteers to fire the first shots of the 1916 Easter Rising is up for auction, with an estimated value of €8,000 to €10,000.

Officially designated the Karabiner 98 Kurz or Kar98K ... but not quite in the same way as the Mauser that the Doughboys brought home after the Great War or the Greatest Generation came back ...