When it comes to explaining the success of the Mauser Model 98 bolt-action rifle, one could simply attribute it to serendipity—it appeared at exactly the right moment in history and was good ...

Paul Mauser designed many classic firearms, but his Model 1898 is the unquestioned benchmark used to measure any bolt-action rifle. The strength and safety features of the Model 98 action are ...

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 ...

However, Paul Mauser continued to refine his design and patented a bolt-action design as the Mauser Model 1895 ... led to the development of the Gewehr 98. In 1904, contracts were placed with ...