History of WWI Primer 008: German Karabiner 98 AZ "Mauser" Rifle Documentary
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Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration.
C&Rsenal presents its WWI Primer series; covering the firearms of this historic conflict one at a time in honor of the centennial anniversary. Join us every other Tuesday!
Karabiner 98 AZ (Kar.98a)
Cartridge: 7.92x57mm
Capacity: 5 rnds
Length: 43.3"
weight: 8 lbs
In this episode Othais and Mae discuss the WWI Mauser action Karabiner 98 AZ, which would later be renamed to Kar.98a. They cover basic history of development, issuance, operation, and include a live fire demonstration of this classic military rifle.
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The German Rifle : A comprehensive history of the standard bolt-action designs, 1871-1945
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Mauser Bolt Rifles
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Rifle & Carbine 98: M98 Firearms of the German Army from 1898 to 1918
by Dieter Storz
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What sort of ammo were you using? My experience has been that the 98AZ is quite pleasant to shoot...
+Forgotten Weapons Same as the G.98. Some handload and some Egyptian surplus. Obviously one was lighter than the other but overall Mae was surprised compared to the 98k and other comparable short rifles.
+C&Rsenal The 98AZ is one of the most pleasant Mausers that I have ever shot. It is very well balanced and with very acceptable recoil and that was with using 1942 Turkish surplus. However, I don't know what Egyptian surplus is like to compare it to.
I'm wondering if Egyptian ammunition from the early Cold War might be a hot load because they were mostly using it in their copies of the Swedish Ag m/42 semi-auto rifle or German surplus machine guns.I know 7.62X54mmR made after WWII is often a very hot load in Moisin carbines because it was designed for modern machine guns and not obsolescent bolt action rifles.
WII G I have the same idea, and there's one more reason I think it's not your average rifle load and you pretty much nailed it, it's intended for machine-guns.Too, In my experience (actual experience) the "Hakim" (that [in]famous Egyptian made version of the Ljungmann M/42 does not work all that well with 7.92 x 57 mm ammunition when loaded in accordance with German data. I've shot several of these "Baath-party-specials" (in near mint condition) and none would work even halfway decent with Falafel-special ammunition. It took a lot of adjusting before they would even cycle through an entire mag without being overly rude. One of them would jam every shot with Egyptian and Rumanian ammunition (strangely remarked as "property of the Arab Republic"- in Arabic (whatever that fata morgana is/was supposed to be) but would cycle just fine with Israeli, Czech, Yugoslav, Belgian and hand loaded ammunition to standard kraut IS-patrone specifications. That said, those rifles work "better" (at least consistently reliable and somewhat civilised) with ammunition loaded to about 85% of pressures as per IS-patrone standard. It seems the Egyptians didn't just bugger up a fine design by shoving a cartridge down it's throat without doing a complete re-design but also made their lives overly miserable by issuing very, very shitty ammunition to their troops.
When they developed the 7,92×57 JS cartridge the standard projectile weight for the Mauser 1898 Gew. And the Kar 1898 1st pattern and the Kar 1898 2nd pattern with 18 inch barrels and the Kar 1898 AZ 24 inch barrels
Was 154 grains .
Now for German machine guns the 7,92×57 JS cartridge was 198 grains.
The Kar 1898's were manufactured at Erfurt.
And all were built on Small ring Actions.
From now on I'm throwing "What were the Polish carrying?" into every list of questions possible.
I can hit a penny from 100m away standing up with my kar 98 AZ. Its my favorite rifle of my collection (so far).
nice
C&Rsenal I have to admit, that my frontsight is modified, so i dont have to aim low.
U Got proof it this?
@Evan L do you?
@@obi-wankenobi1750 hello there
Aufplanzvorrichtung should be written together
it means bayonet mount as you correctly stated.
+TheHanspeter8 I should have studied more European languages instead of Asian ones.
+C&Rsenal LOL gotta love those compound nouns in German. I took wayyyy too much French in school. I speak semi-okay/semi-awful Mandarin Chinese and I wish I studied Asian languages lol.
+C&Rsenal I'd like to offer my help with proofreading and pronounciation of german text. Somehow everybody butchers german text and names. I am willing to send you recordings of the pronounciation or coach you via skype. How about that ? BTW, you got the Ge- section of Gewehr exactly right, but I at least expected the -wehr syllable to be pronouced sort of like 'where', which would still be wrong, but at least sounds like a strong english dialect to me and not plain wrong like 'wahr'. & 'Aufpflanzvorrichtung für das Seitengewehr 98' ( Seitengewehr = Bayonet) - Upper case lettering is important here, too. --- This is an offer, your channel is great !
We appreciate it but production is usually... rushed. We're having a bit of trouble catching our footing. We'll try harder with pronunciations but cannot promise to be perfect across all the languages we'll be using.
+C&Rsenal Tbh it's a really minor mistake, the pronunciation difference is more noticeable but it's still understandable it's totally fine but I didn't watch the video to watch people pronounce weird and very technical German words. I am really enjoying the show keep up the good work.
This is such a great project, I wish I could contribute more than just sharing it
+Benny4236 We have the Patreon but if you're short on dough that's cool. Just enjoy!
I have a Turkish K98AZ built in 1944. No stacking rod. The bore looks very clean!:) I've only fired it a few rounds, just to see how it did, no problem... I bought it at a Gun Show, and the guy I bought it from, didn't think it would sell well. Thank you for your ongoing series!:) Semper Fidelis
You actually have a guy named Georgy K. Zhukov working on the show? cool
We think he's cool too :)
+AD DA One of those little quirks of working with internet people. They pick their own titles.
+AD DA I'm not actually Marshal Zhukov. My greatest shame is that I'm actually V.I. Chuikov :(
I have an infinite amount of patience to look through archives for old photos (holy shit Mauser types all look the same after you've gone through 4,000 images!), and also like to blog about old photos on my Tumblr: georgy-konstantinovich-zhukov.tumblr.com.
I like Othais and Mae. They seem like nice people.
Nah, they're probably nuts
@@Candrsenal are y’all a couple?
6:50 Poot! Love your nerdy sense of humor Othais! :-)
+WoodOakShield I thought it was regular humor :(
I don't think this video is low quality at all you did a great job as always. I love these videos on these old firearms. I love the history on like why certain guns are the way they are. thank you for making these videos, and thank you to the patrons for making it possible.
+boogy bot We're glad you're enjoying it!
I needed a new tv show and stumbled across your Primer series playlist. It's excellent!!!!! I look forward to the next 146 episodes I have to watch!
You guys have one of my favorite channels. I love the attention to detail that is put into your research and animation. Keep up the good work!
Thanks!
I love this channel. Thanks for shedding light on some less known variants of various guns, it's great to see. Look forward to more episodes! :-)
+TaZ101SAGA We're happy you're entertained!
C&Rsenal
I will shortly be getting back into the swing myself. Got a big water cooled hunk of steel to do a good video on.. :-) Best of luck with your future vids.
Came here from TGW channel and I plan to stick around. Great Videos, can't wait for more. Greetings from Poland.
Greetings from South Carolina! Glad to have you :)
Aufpflanzvorrichtung für das Seitengewehr 98
This is the correct sentence
@C&Rsenal yessss your channel is so great thanks for the new ep!
+Randysdirtyburgers Put on a shirt.
"he doesnt wear shirts"
Another great video. Your enthusiasm is appreciated.
Thanks!
6:50 best part of the episode!
poot
One of the best gun channels on RUclips. You guys keep up the good work!
+Jonah M thanks!
Thanks! Ok but only because you asked.
My experience shooting it was just like a Kar 98k. Though the extractor was oversize so that the spent case wanted to stick to the bolt.
Awesome! glad to finally find a video with some information about my Kar 98a. Mine is from Erfurt 1917 also has the 1920 stamp. I wish I had the original stock for it though, it was already "spoterized" when I got it. Shoots great, it is my favorite firearm. I have quite a bit of videos doing tests with it.
Great show i know a lot about guns but this show shows me gun I would not know to look for.
+knifeguy We're glad!
love these videos
+Jorge de lprado we love you!
Thank you for posting this! It's very informative and relaxing. And no, you won't fool me with the name of the archivist (Georgy Zhukov). That's just too awesome to be true :))
Thank you! And yes, he's a real boy.
+RafaelloCraiova I really exist!
The late production steel/lacquered cases are pretty "sticky" as well.
shot some in a Styer 95M had a heck of a time with extraction
I really enjoy your videos. I find them to be immensely informative and I look forward to seeing more, particularly on the Mosin family of rifles. Very few Mosin videos on RUclips are historically informative, and none are correct beyond the bare basics, particularly with regard to the Finn Mosins. Thanks very much for all your hard work and detail. You're right up there with Ian on my favorites list.
+Trey Westcot Thank you! We will try to do the Mosin justice and are planning to take the long and slow approach like the Ross video
Is there more coming on the Ross? I just watched your Ross video and found it wonderfully informative and entertaining.
Trey Westcot
Not until we track down a scoped version. Once we break from WWI we'll get into the Mk I and Mk II
+C&Rsenal
Sounds great. I had heard they were used in a limited sharpshooting and sniping role, but I've never seen an actual sniper version.
That turned down bolt handle has an added bonus. If you ever find the need to dive into a ditch/trench/shell hole while the rifle is slung you don't get punched in the kidneys if you land awkwardly. My Gew. 98 poked me a few times when I was doing WWI reenactments...
+Luke Henning This sounds like a great hobby.
Neat! Never thought of it from that perspective.
If you wonder what AZ actually stands for, its "Aufpflanz- und Zusammensteckvorrichtung", the bayonet mount and stacking device at the muzzle.
C&Rsenal presentations, including videos by Mae and Othias, and Mark, are always fun, entertaining, and valuable, both for the serious student of firearms use, history, and collecting, and the amateur interested in fascinating details for their own sake. Thanks for for consistent diligence!
Subscribed.
Indy brought me to your channel and I was more than pleasantly surprised.
For some feedback:
Considering that your channel is fairly new the production quality is already on a really high an professional level. The HD footage is great, the animations are gorgeous and the mix of historical information, range footage and personal reviewing works very well.
The content is fantastic as well. I think I learned more new stuff from one of your videos than from several "gun books", when it comes to nomenclature, model variations, etc.
Also kudos to the two hosts both indoors and at the range. The audience can sense that you really enjoy what you are doing which makes watching your show a pleasant experience on top of being informative.
Myself, I am really interested both in milsurp guns, specifically from the 1880s to the 1950s and the history of this time period. Although I managed to acquire a handful of milsurp and repro guns there are still many that I wouldn't even have the chance of taking a closer look on them if it wasn't for your videos. Looking forward to your upcoming videos.
Herzliche Grüße aus Deutschland
+DeutscherFilmer3 thank you very much! We have been working hard and we are glad it shows through.
I would say you named my favorite range for collecting as well, although some 1870's sneak in from time to time.
+C&Rsenal
Yeah, I don't strictly limit myself to that period it is just my favorite. I wouldn't mind a Dreyse needle gun for example and I do have a soft spot for early Colt revolvers(Walker, Dragoon, Navy, etc.)
The version in Isonzo sounds just like the video, great sound capture for both!
Bought one today, all numbers matching, nice cartouches on the un-sanded stock. Marked Kar. 98, no a. No finger grooves, no bolt disassembly button. Excellent bore, metal cleaned up well with 4 aught steel wool and RemOil, I won't do anything to the wood.
Just caught you on HG radio, then recognized you from /r/
hope things are drying out down your way, god bless
+Salty Diarrhea Doing fine! We dropped a few pics on the Facebook page if you are curious.
great episode! really, this one was really easy to watch and to understand without extensive knowledge of guns. Also I was thinking something like:
-"wow! pretty face again!"
-"hahaha Boom!"
-"Maaan! she's so pretty and she's shooting old guns!"
-"back to the nerdy stuff! "
(I had no response to that)
+GerSanRiv Glad you liked it! We're trying to get a good rhythm worked in.
interesting show, looking forward to the SMLE and seeing Mae's comments on it
Revisiting this video after finally being able to buy one for myself!
Thanks for another great video! I've gotten to shoot one of these before (haven't gotten to shoot my Berthier yet), and I agree with Mae's (May?) assessment on the recoil. I thought it kicked more than an m44 Mosin-Nagant carbine, which I had been using before as my measure of perceived recoil. I'm trying to get some of my friends interested in watching the videos, so we'll see how that goes.
+NuclearAlchemist MAKE THEM LIKE IT. Or whatever, you know... I hope the Berthier works out when you get around to it.
I def need this in my WW1 collection! Great videos!
I have 1916 marked az haven't been able to find much information on it but I love that round
Great video as always.
+misfitmatt96 Thanks!
the rear sight is probably from the Nowegian made Krag Jørgensen M/1894
hej jeg ville have foreslået det samme men jeg vidste så faktisk ikke at modellen hed 1894. Stor hilsen fra Danmark
Love the channel. Dude. You sound alot like Ray Ramono. Keep up the good work!
+paul miller I get that and Kermit the Frog's older, manly brother: Kermit Galifinakis
I think you two are the best.
Thanks! We try.
+laurent bordes No you're the best.
Mountian and Light Infantery did use the AZ too. My Great Grandfather fought in the Imperial German Army as an Volenteer through 1916-1917 when he was wounded and sent back. And he fought in the Light Infantery role basicly hes job was skrimishing and raiding Allied lines. So it was used as a frontline weapon but more for light troops
+Trygve Blacktiger Good point!
I would say that carbines issued to cavalry were never intended to be used in line as you say, more for skirmishing. Likewise the artillery would only have used the rifle for personal defence which I'm sure you know. Fascinating video as always!
+Matthew Moss Storz's book does a great job of breaking down the general requirements for the rifle. Apparently they were still worried about the possible need. Strange what was important before the War.
I totally agree, there is some great video on YT of British Cavalry skirmishing dismounted c1908. It's interesting the differences in doctrine at the start of the war. I always pictured the German army as being at the cutting edge.
I didn't know about the muzzle protector, that's actually really fancy xD
One of the best Rifle video's ever...
I don't know if it's the original sights on it or not (as in per the 1908 contract), but the Brazilian Mauser 08/34 I have has a rear sight just like that one. And I agree that it is a very good and easy to use style. Mine's chambered in .30-'06, but it also kicks like a mule. My wife put one clip through it and refused to shoot it again, and she shoots a 12ga regularly.
+Treize69 Somehow the old 12g doesn't seem as sharp in the shoulder.
i miss that little info animation at the bottom of the screen during the light box
Can't wait for that episode with Polish copy of Kar.98. It might be a long wait.
Do you have Polish Vis handgun?
Greetings from Poland.
+MatJan86 We have the most abused, rusted, pitted, and generally horrible wz.35 ever. It ate up about 500 rounds before the pitted extractor gave. I still need to source another. Otherwise it was flawless in operation despite the condition. An excellent handgun.
I'm very excited to cover some Polish guns though, we actually have a 91/98/26 on hand as well!
You may want to see this btw: redheadedtshirts.com/shop/karabinek-wz1929-rifle-t-shirt/
+C&Rsenal That is truly something. And that is a nice shirt.
I am way behind on these episodes, but I want to say how enjoyable and informative all your videos are. And with this particular installment, one of the all time great uses of the term "poot" (muzzle cover device).
Are you caught up yet?
Great channel and your knowledge is astonishing. I am a new subscriber and look forward to future videos. Thank you.
+Welshrugbyfan101 Thank you, glad to have you!
Got your link from Ian and I must say; Great stuff! Love the animations and the way you've set this up between "nerd stuff" and action. Keep it up please!
Thanks!
Good Work, as always~
+James14775 Thank you!
Awesome vid series. It looks like a lot of effort goes into the
+MrElectricRazor Thank you! We try very hard to put in enough effort to show how much we care about these pieces and their history.
Wow that thing kicks hard
Keep it up. History rules.
+John Brakes Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes it's fun to learn why.
John Brakes Gun History Rules!
Thank you for the video!
Thanks for watching!!
+Mae Guns you are welcome it is one way to keep my Danzig 1918/1920 dated Kar98AZ happy while I'm recovering from a second bout of knee surgery seeing as the silly thing wants to get out and punch paper.
+J/22058 Hopefully you're up soon.
I think her "WWI sweetheart" will be the Mk.III*. Incredibly smooth bolt, high capacity (for the time), easy sites to use (though the notch is kind of teeny weeny), and I think it's around 8lb or 8.5lb unloaded, which is quite reasonable. Working the action while keeping the rifle shouldered won't be an issue, while with this Kar98AZ, looks like that's harder to work from the shoulder than an M91/30 that hasn't quite been properly cleaned of cosmoline. Wait until WWII starts though, and she handles the No.5 Lee Enfield. I think that will be, and remain, her favourite bolt action available. For favourite firearm of the world wars in general, including semi autos, I'm guessing the M1 Carbine, or maybe the SVT-40 which although long, is reasonably light (about 8-8.5lb, less than an SKS-45), and that fixed compensator helps to diminish felt recoil. In spite of being much lighter than the M1 Rifle, I find it has less felt recoil, even though it fires a full sized rifle round (7.62x54r).
As for the No.5, it's about 7lb unloaded, barrel around 20" long so it's nicely compact, has a flash hider, a recoil pad on the buttstock (though over the decades they've basically hardened to the point of being useless), that smooth Lee bolt will have you getting follow up shots downrange more quickly than a Mauser or Mosin, the 10-rnd mag which is still above average for most rifles of WWII, and while it has a shorter sight radius than the No.4 Lee Enfield or M1 Rifle, it's still got the long radius aperture sights with the rear sight at the back of the receiver. As for wandering zero, well in my experience with the two No.5s I've owned, that claim holds no grounds, however even if it did, would it make a difference at 100-300m, which was the average combat distance of WWII? No way.
I believe the wandering zero myth came about because, we're talking 1944 here when it was implemented if memory serves. There were millions of M1 Rifles, M1 Carbines, SVT40s, and the G43 was being produced (around half a million would be made by war's end I think) while I believe by then there were at least a couple hundred thousand G41s on the go, not to mention the fact that SMGs were widely used by nearly all nations, which is superior to bolt actions within roughly 100 or so for obvious reasons. Even out to 150m, they're still quite effective on a standing man-sized target. Possibly even 200m. Sure the Lee bolt is smooth as buttered silk, but the M1 Carbine was lighter, and certainly still effective out to 150-200m or so, possibly even 300m. The SVT40 was only about a pound heavier, but was semi auto. In another year, the SKS-45 would come about that would be about 1.5lb heavier, but can be reloaded by 1 clip instead of 2, its ammo was lighter, it was accurate to about 400m give or take, about the same length as a No.5, and it used lighter ammo meaning you could carry more.
By the mid 40s, new bolt actions weren't what soldiers wanted. I believe complaints were made about the No.5 in an attempt to get a new carbine length SEMI AUTO instead of a new carbine length bolt action. After all, who were these No.5s handed out to? Like the M1 Carbine, they were meant to be something to toss over your back and forget about while performing a Military role that didn't revolve around combat. Where the risk of fighting wasn't immediate, but of course a soldier without a decent firearm isn't of much use if there's suddenly a shift in where the front line is. The M1 Carbine and No.5 are WAY better than an M1911A1 or Hi Power, but are much lighter than the M1 Rifle and No.4. Something that can be used effectively at greater distances if need be, but in the end, if everything is going as planned, you won't ever have to use it, because it's not your job to use it. Your job is to utilize a tank, to perform the tasks of an engineer, or some other role in which small arms combat is very unlikely, so having a full-length, full-weight rifle is excessively cumbersome since you're not supposed to have to use it, and if you do, then the smart thing is probably to retreat because obviously things aren't going well for the guys with M1 Rifles, No.4s, Thompsons, M3s, STENs, BRENs, M1918A2s, M1919A6s, and what have you.
There's a typo in the english subtitles at 16:02-16:08
"lookig" should be "looking"
Fantastic video. Love the calm manner in which the info is presented, makes it very easy to take in. The choice of shooter was inspired ;-)
+Tony West thank you! Glad you liked it
The early az did not have a takedown ferrule. My 1909 Spandau does not have one. It also doesn't have finger grooves. I know finger grooves were a modification made on the G98 in 1915, so they may have done the same for the az.
Keep up the good work guys, loving these videos so far.
+Lafeel Abriel we will do our best
C&Rsenal All anyone reasonable could ask. :)
Thanks!
Mae Guns My pleasure :D
It's: "Aufpflanzvorrichtung für das Seitengewehr 98".
Nice series, greetings from germany.
+Lajos S. gotcha
+C&Rsenal ...meaning something like "fix on device for the bayonet".
Very good video! Excellent quality and very instructive.
+verif54 Thanks!
All I learned: 6:45 "Also, poot!" -Othias, 2015
+Micah Philson apparently it was worth another dollar! Thanks!
It's GewEhr not GewAhr. Ehr like in error.
It was bugging the piss out of me, too.
+SonOfTheDawn515 Yeah, bugged the poop out of me. the -ehr is pronounced AIR. Gevar is SWEDISH. Gewehr is GERMAN. Young lady's trigger finger needs some coaching too.
And no, it is WELL established these are NOT called the 98AZ.
Nope, there's actually an audible "W" in there. So, short of using the phonetic alphabet, try this on for size:
G as in "get" minus the "et"
E sounds as short abbreviated "eh" with a soft but still audible "H"
W as in "wuh" with he "u" sounding as the release of a short gasp of air.
eh as in "meh"
and I'm pretty sure you can figure out what sound an R makes.
It combines to 2 syllables Ge(h)-Wehr.
Now lets move on to "infantergiegewehr model achtzehnhundertachtundneunzig" ;)
Depends on what kind of German is talking in the end. Bavarians, Berliners, and Swabians all have their own pronunciations and even a few of their own words. Just like in the United States where you can tell a New Yorker from a Mississippian by how they talk. The Perfect Pronunciation of any word is an arbitrary construct.
It does not depend on the dialect as there is a Standard German that sounds the same everywhere; especially in military manuals.
I just want to say that you guys are awesome. Also I can't wait for you guys to talk about the U.S.'s weapons; just out of curiousity, would you guys happen to talk about the Pedersen Device (even though they were never really used)?
+Steel Legionnaire Given the opportunity we would love to discuss some experimental WWI arms within the series. However, I do feel like we would want to be able to shoot them, animate them, etc.. That can be very hard to arrange with such rare pieces.
We'd honestly also like some more time to practice our craft and work up a better equipment set before we get into those sorts of "one chance" filming situations anyway. Time will tell!
Brilliantly researched & produced videos.
+Mark Cotton (mcfontaine) OCD pays!
lol ... I call it dedication to the subject ... well i do when i'm boring people about Bletchley Park :)
I guess this was the early model of the Karabiner 1898 kurz, right?
Edit: oh so the kar98 AZ and the kar98k are technically the same gun
Great video, folks.
+Binky Gets By thanks!
This and the G98 video have explained so much about the Mauser rifles that I didn't fully understand, great job!
Those t-shirts are pretty neat, if you had one for Mausers made at Ludwig Loewe (like my M95 Chilean) that would be awesome.
Is the print shop up and running again? I have a few prints I'd love to grab for Christmas presents...
+XLesky Print shop is always on now. Over at the main site. CandRsenal.com
We're actually putting some energy into a series of WWI shirts to pair with the show just now.
Now I finally know the rifle I have owned since 1981 is a 1916 KAR98AZ. Thanks!
Lucky
Neat to see this video. Getting info on the K98a is shockingly difficult.
+Ozark Bear Arms I mean, they have been out of production for some time
I just watched "The Longest Day" again. Listening to the action being worked reminded me of the scene. where a paratrooper mistook it for the cricket. Didn't sound similar to me.
Love your channel!
+Randall Dalton thank you!
Great episode, as always. Out of curiosity, has the channel received more traffic since it was pimped by The Great War channel, or was that more of a minor boost? I the channel through the Great War's suggestion, and I'm just curious how things looked from your end.
Hope you find the Enfield Mk.III* a treat, Mae!
+SteamPoweredRudeBoy Mk III* we have, the Mk III is proving to be bothersome.
We definitely saw a bump in subscribers after TGW. I'd say nearly 50% of the linked viewers have stuck around, which is great! If you know any other militaria/gun forums that might be interested feel free to share or introduce us. We love having an audience.
Anything I can do to help out!
I imagine a Mk. III with cutoff would be difficult to find due to the size of the British Army going into the war and many more Mk.III* the British might have made to improve the speed of production.
I'm not sure how similar they are, but I know the Australian's had a manufacturing site in Lithgow which produced Mk. III Enfields with cutoffs going into into 1941. I'm not sure if the Lithgow made Enfields omit the long-range sights, windage adjustment on the rear sight, swivel lugs in front of the magazine, however. It might be something to look into, unless a proper pre-1915 Enfield ifs the goal. I wish the team luck, however!
The cut off sadly isn't the defining feature. They hinged the designation on the volley sights!
To my untrained eye, I wasn't sure how different the sights were based on the photos I've seen, the obvious feature I could see was the cutoff. Still, I hope you can find a model with the necessary features.
Keep us posted on the tee shirts. Enjoy these videos. I should have bought many of these guns when I was a you adult. They were affordable even on a entry level job back in the 80s. Oh well.
+ratride1 just talked to our guy. We are cleared for the new designs. Just a matter of him getting back in town from his trip to IMA to set up the shop.
Great videos keep em coming.THANKS 🇺🇸💪👍
My kar 98 AZ has no problems with the bolt handle and mine is also refinished.
How about autographed photos of May?!!!!!
No.
Creep
Awesome guys, please newer stop making videos!
Loved your show!
Between this and the artillery Luger seems the shock troops were a little envious of their friends in the artillery.
Has anyone ever heard of a Mauser k10. It was a karabiner variant, with a nose cap, like Argentine carbines? It also had the protrusion below the front of the stock for cavalry use? It was chambered in 8mm Mauser, had imperial German markings and proofs. Thank you.
+Dr. Gun What you are describing sounds like the Art.Kar.98 from the examples in the video...
C&Rsenal
Thank you. I don't know much about German arms, and was wondering what it was. Great video, by the way.
Unfortunately mine was sporterized by the previous owner, original stock cut down. I’ve been trying to find a suitable replacement, but I am also considering talking to a woodworker to try and repair it.
My dad has one of these, and it took us a really long time to figure out exactly what it was. It is not in nearly as good a condition as yours, though.
Got a m1917 American bayonet last weekend complete with leather scabbard for £65 or 99.73$. What a bargain! Excellent condition too.
+David Cameron Congrats!
its like ultra geegy forgotten weapons... i love it...
+Chewedbacca what is geegy? Is that a good thing?
sorry i meant geeky.
Chewedbacca
Dang, I thought I was about to learn something new.
Thanks for the compliment!
im sorry. i just have thick fingers xD. do more 98s please... love those things..
Chewedbacca
Well we're out of 98's for WWI but you'll probably be happy with the 89 and some other fine evolutionary gaps.
In the long run we'll break out of WWI though.
I had one of these it was a GREAT rifle
this is good stuff and keep up good work
+Travis Powers Thanks!
Great content!
Thanks for the video I all ways wondered what my rifle was now i know .
ooh nice
And that WWI sweetheart will be... the M1917 Enfield.
My thinking as well!
+Frank Dantuono Time will tell. We have a lot to go.
+C&Rsenal Very true. I cannot wait for the Steyrs of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
BTW, sorry about the fracas over on the Gewehr 98 video. My comment about the SMLE brought about some comments that were not constructive. I was not trying to start a controversy, I just dig on James Paris Lee designs. Also, quick question: are Mae and Othais related?
Getting a little red faced counts as cardio right?
We're dragging on the Steyr mostly because we need to purchase some pricey dies to reload the original cartridge (not 8x56)
On the plus side we have a rifle and stutzen in both cartridges so I'm sure we can spare a comparison.
We are not related.
Interesting... is it the 8x50R?
Has probably been posted a million times by now but "These German words" mean, somewhat roughly translated: "Mounting device for Bayonet 98".
Found you guys a few days ago. Very great presentation that's easy to follow. I showed this video to a friend that bought a 98a yesterday. Being in the milsurp world on social media daily, I will do my best to spread the word! Thank you all very much. This is definitely shaping to be my no.1 channel! -Jake
+CrotalusKid We appreciate the love!
I like to use this rifle in the Verdun game every time I play as the Germans. The Gewehr 98 iron sights are difficult to aim down, especially with the not-as-good graphics engine and gun textures (compared to the Battlefield 1 Gewehr 98). Have you ever played Battlefield 1 and Verdun?
I've noticed that the rear sights on some of the Battlefield 1 bolt-action rifles have been widened since the real rear sights are a bit too small for gamers that have been putting red dot optics, Eotech holographic sights, and Acog scopes on their guns in the previous Battlefield games. Battlefield 1 also lets players using bolt-action rifles adjust the iron sights magnifications from 1.00x to 2.00x. Why were iron sights back then so small compared to today's larger iron sights?
I'm not sure they were much smaller just that they were barrel mounted. The size limitation comes down to trying to keep them compact to avoid damage in the field. Pre-mechanized warfare these had to see a lot of marching.
do the star model 1914 please.
Great video! Did I miss your German weapons video with The Great War? I've been eagerly awaiting it!
+Nicholas Ford The live show was a bit ago but the edited has not been released.
+Mae Guns Thanks for taking the time to let me know, that's great of you!
Nicholas Ford no problem! Glad I could help :)
+C&Rsenal when I was doing a gun project in my class I put the M1 Garand as the first semi-auto rifle but I was told that Gwehr was the first one, could you tell if the M1 was the first or if was something else love the channel btw
Brayden Walker
The first semi-auto rifle ever? Or the first military issue semi-auto rifle? Or the first universally issued semi-auto?
I'm from Norway.
Should I ask somebody in Kongsberg about the iron sight?
+Sigurd Kristvik Do it!
+Sigurd Kristvik I'd be curious to see who came up with this exact sight first. We see it on the Krag-Jorgensen fairly early in trials. I'm not sure if Mauser, Krag, or someone else was first to the pattern.
If I don't find the info on Kongsberg Våpenhistoriske Forening. I could give you a contact. Anyway before we do that, Have you checked out their website? www.kvf.no
A quick search using at their catalogue www.kvf.no/guns-rifler.php and looking at the M/1894 Krag-Jørgensen from the list and the details at sikte "iron sight" and it say Bueklaff.. directly translated to a Bow flap
www.kvf.no/vaapen.php?type=Rifle&weaponid=RIF0094.
www.kvf.no/vaapen.php?type=Rifle&weaponid=RIF0095
We have to take a look at what they used before and in the context that Norway was not an independent nation (Ruled by Sweden)
if we go back to the M/1869 Lund, you can see quite flat Iron sights aka M/1868 baksikte
www.kvf.no/vaapen.php?type=Rifle&weaponid=RIF0232
www.kvf.no/vaapen.php?type=Rifle&weaponid=RIF0210
Translation is a bit rough and I am in no way a weapons expert so I can't really tell much about this without knowing what to look for.
Please ask me If there is anything else I can do for you guys. I am your patron and I really enjoy what you do here.
+Sigurd Kristvik We appreciate it greatly. As a personal favor you could always mail us some Jarmann rifles!