G98

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G98 is a German bolt-action military rifle, formally known as the Gewehr 98, that served as the standard service rifle of the German Empire during World War I.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
G98 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bolt-action rifle ⓘ
military rifle ⓘ
service rifle ⓘ
action bolt-action ⓘ
adoptedAs standard service rifle of the German Empire ⓘ
adoptedBy German Army ⓘ
alsoKnownAs G98 ⓘ
Gew 98 ⓘ
linked to: Gewehr 98

Mauser Model 1898 ⓘ
linked to: Mauser 1898 rifle
barrelLength approximately 740 mm ⓘ
caliber 7.92×57mm Mauser ⓘ
cartridge 7.92×57mm Mauser ⓘ
chamberedFor 7.92×57mm Mauser ⓘ
countryOfOrigin German Empire ⓘ
designDate 1898 ⓘ
designedBy Paul Mauser ⓘ
era World War I era ⓘ
linked to: World War I
feedSystem 5-round internal magazine ⓘ
stripper clip loaded ⓘ
influenced Karabiner 98k ⓘ
linked to: Karabiner 98k rifle

many later Mauser-pattern sporting rifles ⓘ
introduced 1898 ⓘ
manufacturer Mauser ⓘ
muzzleVelocity approximately 880 m/s with standard service ammunition ⓘ
notableFeature controlled-feed Mauser 98 action ⓘ
large non-rotating claw extractor ⓘ
straight bolt handle ⓘ
three locking lugs on the bolt ⓘ
wooden full-length stock ⓘ
overallLength approximately 1250 mm ⓘ
replaced Gewehr 88 ⓘ
sights hooded front sight ⓘ
iron sights ⓘ
tangent rear sight ⓘ
standardServiceRifleOf German Empire during World War I ⓘ
successor Karabiner 98k ⓘ
linked to: Karabiner 98k rifle
usedBy China ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ
Weimar Republic ⓘ
various South American countries ⓘ
usedInConflict Boxer Rebellion ⓘ
Second Boer War ⓘ
Spanish Civil War ⓘ
Turkish War of Independence ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gewehr 98 → alsoKnownAs → G98 ⓘ
Gewehr 98 → alsoKnownAs → G98 ⓘ
subject linked to: G98