The latter were ordered from the Mauser Co. in Jan., 1895. Mauser also produced the cal. 6 mm. rifles. Model 98k carbine was the standard German shoulder arm during World War II. The Model 96 6 mm.

The Kar98K used the same controlled-feed bolt-action ... As noted, those are still collectible, but not quite in the same way as the Mauser that the Doughboys brought home after the Great War ...

Even though this cutaway drawing is of a Mauser 98 sporting rifle with a double set trigger mechanism and a lever-style floorplate latch, it illustrates the design’s fundamental simplicity ...