Editing Mauser (section)

==== Karabiner 98k ====
[[File:Kar 98K - AM.021488.jpg|thumb|Karabiner 98k in mint condition, made in 1940. From the collections of the [[Swedish Army Museum]].]]

{{Main article|Karabiner 98k}}
The Karabiner 98k "Mauser" (often abbreviated "K98k" or "Kar98k"), adopted in the mid- 1930s, became the most common infantry rifle in service in the German Army during World War II. The design was developed from the Karabiner 98b, one of the carbines developed from the Model 1898. The K98k was first adopted by the ''[[Wehrmacht]]'' in 1935 as their standard-issue rifle, with many older versions being converted and shortened.