World War II saw a de facto rematch between the Mauser and the Mosin-Nagant ... but it was a direct descendant of the Model 98 rifle. The new model resembled its preceding version in its basic ...

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 ...