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Small Arms of WWI Primer 005: German Gewehr 1898 “Mauser” Rifle

Original: https://youtu.be/WrpcpdwEfPk

Othais and Mae delve into the story of this WWI classic. Complete with history, function, and live fire demonstration.

C&Rsenal presents its WWI Primer series; covering the firearms of this historic conflict one at a time in honor of the centennial anniversary. Join us every other Tuesday!

Additional reading:

Original Oberndorf Sporting Rifles
Speed, Schmid, Hermann

M.98 Rifle and Carbine
Firearms of the German Army from 1898 to 1918
Dieter Storz

Mauser Bolt Rifles
Ludwig Olson

Ammunition data thanks to DrakeGmbH
https://www.youtube.com/user/DrakeGmbH/

Animations by Bruno!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTkD8fyZRgT5icMbKeMFEbQ

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