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    The Gewehr 98 (abbreviated G98, Gew 98, or M98) is a bolt-action rifle made by Mauser for the German Empire as its service rifle from 1898 to 1935. The...
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    military full-power semi-automatic rifles such as the M1 Garand, SVT-40, Gewehr 41, Gewehr 43, Type 4, FN Model 1949, and MAS-49. First examples of semi-automatic...
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    German Mauser Gewehr 98 bolt-action rifles. The design itself is largely based on the Mauser M1893 and its successive models up to the Gewehr 98 rifle. The...
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    made blast and noise much greater than on other similar weapons. The US M14 rifle had similar problems, and attempts were made to upgrade that rifle...
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    M1 Garand (section M14 rifle)
    S. service rifle in 1936, and was itself replaced by the selective-fire M14 rifle on March 26, 1958. Sources differ on the pronunciation of the M1 Garand...
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    designs, such as the M1895 Lee Navy and Gewehr 1888, eventually replaced by the M1903 Springfield rifle and Gewehr 98 respectively. The Russian Mosin–Nagant...
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    M1917 Enfield (redirect from Gewehr 250(a))
    the magazine, and one in the chamber. The M1917 Enfield like the Mauser Gewehr 98 had no magazine cut-off mechanism, which when engaged permits the feeding...
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  • worldwide) – Standard rifle of the French in World War II Ross rifle (1905–1945) Gewehr 98 (1898–1935) – Standard rifle of Germany in World War I Karabiner 98k...
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    730 mm (29 in) in 1930, and to 510 mm (20 in) in 1938, the German Mauser Gewehr 98 rifles went from 740 mm (29 in) in 1898 to 600 mm (24 in) in 1935 as...
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  • Denmark and designated as "Gewehr 311(d)". Issued due to shortage of rifles in 1944) Gewehr 24(t) (vz. 24) Gewehr 29/40(ö) and Gewehr 29(p) (Captured and modified...
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