Brazilian Mauser Model 1935-7X57 cal
The Gewehr 98 (abbreviated G98, Gew 98 or M98) is a German bolt action rifle made by Mauser firing cartridges from a 5-round internal clip-loaded magazine. It was the German service rifle from 1898 to 1935, when it was replaced by the Karabiner 98k, a shorter weapon using the same basic design. The Gewehr 98 action, using a stripper clip loaded with the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge, successfully combined and improved several bolt action engineering concepts which were soon adopted by many other countries including the UK, Japan, and the US. The Gewehr 98 replaced the earlier Gewehr 1888 rifle as the main German service rifle and first saw combat in the Chinese Boxer Rebellion and was the main German infantry service rifle of World War I. The Gewehr 98 saw further military use by the Ottoman Empire and Nationalist Spain.
Many non-German military service rifles and carbines were derived from and/or based on the Mauser M98 bolt-action system. Some of these were German-made by various contractors other than Mauser.
- M1902, M1912, M1924 & M1936 Mexican in 7×57mm Mauser
- M1903 Turkish in 7.65×53mm Argentine
- M1903 Springfield .30-06 Springfield, United States
- M1904 & M1912 Chilean in 7×57mm Mauser
- M1912 Colombian in 7×57mm Mauser
- M1904 Portuguese in 6.5×58mm Vergueiro, 7×57mm Mauser and 7.92×57mm Mauser
- M1908 Brazilian in 7×57mm Mauser
- M1909 Argentine in 7.65×53mm Argentine
- M1910 Serbian in 7×57mm Mauser
