The K98 wasn’t replaced by any of those other rifles. It was used in conjunction with them. The K98 was the standard issue rifle throughout the entire war and the Germans saw no need to replace it.

The fattest of the projectiles is a chaped charge antitank round and the yellow is a anti personell fragmention round. The inert round is a replika toy... The wooden projectiles is for training... they used chrimped tip/ blank to propell the rounds!

The sight was important when a squad didn't have a mortar. The rifle grenade was used for indirect fire, like trying to land one in the middle of an enemy squad over the next hill. It would rarely be used for antitank fire.

I had a 98 when I was in my 20s loved it. Great rifle!

The first one is the Grose Gewehr-Panzergranate 40 The second is a Gewehr-Panzergranate 30, not original The yellow one on the table is a Gewehr-Sprenggranate mit Kopfzunder AZ5071 (1942)

Never would of thought that a cover is $ 1500 , very informative and great job on showing the rifle.

the wooden bullets are amazing

Hi! We use the wooden bullets as blank rounds together with a muzzle device on the Swedish AK5 (FN). The device scattered the wooden bullets so that they are safe for indoor practice against other soldiers (wearing eye protection of course). Should be videos of this device on KZfaq;)

Very informative video depicting a mint K98 with many rare accessories. I have owned two of the wooden bullets shown. Thought they were for training purposes. Didn't know that they were used to activate the primer on a rifle grenade. Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

This is a lovely set and all items in great condition.

I hate being petty but just a clarification here: the first grenade you showed was a larger charge AP (armor piercing) grenade. The second grenade was a smaller AP grenade. The one you didn't show (the yellow/black one in the back with the flat top) is an anti-personnel grenade with (conjecture here) a DP fuze top. Information sourced from here: archive.org/stream/TacticalAndTechnicalTrendsNos31-40#page/n325/mode/2up , which is the Tactical and Technical Trends document from the Military Intelligence Service, War Department, dated October 21st, 1943.

Nice rifle and the cotton recover remind me of the arisaka 38 dust cover.

Just last week I sold a bring back K98 with the .22 conversation kit complete with the wooden box and all the parts in it, my buddy's dad brought it back from the war and I got it about 23 years ago from him, I'm getting ready to move and it's just one other thing I was getting sick of dragging around everywhere I go in life.

beautiful rifle

Much of the training of machine-gunners were done with belts of wood tipped blanks......When we were eventually fighting in Germany, our GIs found wood-tipped blanks in belts in the MG positions......It was because, the day before or even hours before, the crews were being trained on the MG in that position.(Some GIs came home with the story of germans having to resort to using wooden bullets for defence, Ha!).....(the wood top is hollow, and almost like balsa wood)....Training!

The anti tank round is a shaped charge, like the bazooka had. Nearly all rifle grenade launchers use blank cartridge to propel the grenade. There are a few, French exceptions.

This has become my fav youtube channel.

I have an original near mint.WWII Mauser K98k byf 41 rifle.My WWII father of the U.S.7 Army Found a case of them,in Germany. He bough back as War Booty

Outstanding video. Thank you!

I.M.A used to sell the K98 muzzle covers, they were even stamped, some were pristine condition and some were not..

I think the wooden rounds are practice rounds. We use them in Finish army we but breaker end of muzzle

This video is very nice video from all Kar 98 k videos with full knowledge and very good condition rifle like brand new

hey there very informative vid, but by any chance do you know where i can get some technical characteristics for the anti-infantry grenade, i am doing a project at work and i cant seem to find any specs online. I am looking for the amount of explosive charge inside and maybe some details on the firing pin and so on.

I’m trying to get a manual on my Mauser, the serial number looks like OT-25522, I had it for over 20 years

That Original Bayonet still looks factory new

Nice Kit! Too bad for the mistakes identifying the grenades... and type of blans to be used (crimpt NOT wood tip)

Someone correct me if wrong but wouldn’t just a blank non projectile be used to launch the grenades?

I want one !!!!!

i think you mixed up the antitank and antipersonel grenades

The Mauser K98 is and was the AK of it's time.

Have you ever had or seen the SS belt bukel i think it was six shoot great video lots of info keep up the good work

This entire setup must cost an arm and a kidney

My father had one 7.65 . What caliber is that 7.65.

I have a first year k98 1939,unfortunately someone spoeterized it.No import marks,so it was a bring back maybe.It has German eagle marks on it and kinda a two stage trigger.Some numbers under German eagles.Do you have any idea what I have here.Please let me know what you think.s42 mauser code stamped on top.I can send pics if you like,I respect your knowledge Thank you

sorry to say. but the round withe wooden bullet were fore training only. the grenade were fired of withe use of a special cartridge ,with no projectile . so wrong . had several of the grenades and these special cartridges .and the howl grenade louncher .

one cannot use it on the 9mm mp40, I think you mean the stg44

you and brownells should get together

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I have one of the Mitchell’s Mausers 98ks my dad got me when I was a teenager and I’d love to sell the thing because the bullets are so damn expensive. It has the bayonet and all the stuff that was issued with it and is in great condition. Any idea what I should ask for it? I can send pics and I’d appreciate any help you can give me.

6:23 lol

As soon as I saw the thumbnail I thought there's no way that complete set is real. You proved me very wrong. Out of curiosity if that whole set was sold together what would it go for? $5,000, $6,000?

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First! Also, so cool!

German trainingrounds are the same and they always had wooden bullits at this time.

You would never fire a grenade from your shoulder.

crap all crap this guy dont now anything of the k98 k muzzlecover cost about 50€ for my origenal sytem cover i pay 100€ the first rifle grenade is an big hollow charge to fight against vehicles etc in german its called for hartziel (hard aim) the second one is the small hollow charge same using like the first and the third one is the gewerhgranate 34 its been used against infantry etc in german its called for weichziel (soft aim) of the gewerhrgranate 34 there are two different modells a and b modell b can also be used like an handgrenade screw the bottom down pull on and after 8 seconds its gonna explode

Tom, another great video. Your office looks to bland. Hang some pictures on the wall.

the wooden bullet grenade theory is incorrect

Typical WW2 German over - engineering.

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