1915 WWI German Mauser or Gwehr 98 rifle found in Germany by Corporal Lawrence McVey during World War I. The Gwehr 98 rifle has a bolt action system that has two locking lugs just behind the bolt head ...

World War II saw a de facto rematch between the Mauser and the ... version of the Gewehr 98. Rather, it was a short rifle and became the standard service rifle of the German military when it ...