What is Kar98 rifle?
[[Image:Kar 98K - AM.021488.jpg|thumb|300px|Kar98 rifle]] The '''Kar98''' (Kar98k) is a German [[Bolt action|bolt-action]] [[rifle]] and it was the [[Germany|German]] [[Military|military's]] main gun during [[World War II]]. It is a [[carbine]] version of the [[G98 Mauser rifle|G98]]. The Kar98k was made because the G98 was too long to be used well in small spaces. [[File:Carbine, bolt action (AM 775445-2).jpg|thumb|A picture of the stock and [[bolt]] of the rifle. Notice that it is tilted down, unlike the [[G98 Mauser rifle|G98]] which is tilted to the side.]] Other Differences were that the Kar98k had its bolt turned down, so the troops can keep aiming while they cycle the bolt. This was helpful, yet they did not put more ammunition into it, only having 5 rounds still. At the end of World War II, many German soldiers had to give up their [[Weapon|weapons]], including the Kar98k. Despite it being the main gun used by [[Nazi Germany]], it was often used by [[Israel|Israeli]] soldiers in the [[1947-1949 Palestine War]]. {{military-stub}} [[Category:Rifles]]