Karabiner 98k

 "The Kar98 was the standard German service rifle before and during World War II, replacing the longer Gewehr 98. Though shorter, it in fact has higher accuracy and less muzzle flash" "- In-game description"The Karabiner 98 kurz (often shortened to "Kar98k") is a German bolt-action rilfe

why was it produced
The disarmament of Germany as a consequence of World war 1 and the Following Disarmament and the further restrictions on Army size not exceeding 100,000 men and no navy ships above a set size with not allowing Germany to have an air force, the German people when rallied by hitler of the Nazi party craved Revenge. to hide the re-militarization the Germans conducted deals with the USSR to train their armies together, old Gewehr 98 rifles were no longer fit (nor producible by treaty) for the strategy needed for the new Wehrmacht, production of new rifles were forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles starting in 1930s the Germans began producing Carbines, the 98B being a full sized rifle being given the carbine designation to not only use a loophole left in the treaty of Versailles about allowing the production of short barreled rifles known as Carbines but also middle fingering the French who intended to harm Germany with the treaty as much as possible so in effect it was a part of that revanchionist spirit the Germans accumulated. The Kar98K was designed in 1935 as a true carbine and replacement as main weapon of the Wehrmacht replacing all previous rifles. from the start of the war to the Very end of the War These rifles remained the Backbone of the Heer (Wehrmacht army branch) despite 2 replacements already in production, the Gewher 41 Mauser Walther GMBH model (the original G43 prototype) and the MKB.42 (the Original sturmgewehr prototype). Usually marked on the stock along with a swastikas a letter, "H" her Heer or Army, the most common. "K" for Kreigsmarine, for the navy and "L" for Luftwaffe being the rarest of rifles

Equipment, Use and maintenance (something to get other writers on board, some momentum for a good wiki)
Starting with Equipment, We have the Bayonet, German WW1 bayonets AKA Seitengewehrs that didn't have rifles were reused with 98Ks a number of scopes ranging from combat optics to sniper scopes of various magnifacations, the Kar98K is truely the Best rifle a soldier could ask for given the equipment, it even had a Suppressor Can made or it in 1923 called the Hub-23 Suppressor

Use is as simple was turning the bolt to unlock and pull back to open. a designed notch used since the 1893 design for stripper clips combined with the speed of a stripper clip when stripping rounds from the Base of the Cartridge down made the Kar98K the Fasted Reloading rifle of it's time. even better the ammo was Rimless, easier to manufacture both both fronts, a soldier would be expected to reload quick for their Machine gunner when it was time for them to exchange the barrels and belt/drums. a true chad in the mod plays with auto-bolt off, and a truer chad doesn't allow anyone, AI nor player to Get close with Swharffuer (my rather butchered German for "Sharpshooter fire")

tactical reloads should only be done with an empty magazine with a round in the chamber, ensuring that the chamber round is expelled or taken out before using the clip will ensure the smoothest of reloads with the stripper clip

another tip though it cannot be done in the mod (Hopefully "Yet"): you can compress the full magazine's spring just enough to keep the 5th round on top from being caught by the bolt. pushing the bolt over the base of that cartridge will allow you to fully close the rifle thought it may be tight. Effectively putting the rifle into Isreali Carry (full mag, no bullet in chamber) or to sneak in a 6th bullet as long as the indented rim of the rimless bullet points down and rear, otherwise you may have to smack the bolt down on the 6th round, it can be done on all Mausers and possibly even a few clones like the 1903 Springfield.

field stripping is easy as taking off the bolt and disassembling it, only an armorer should disassemble the entire rifle for cleaning. of course this is never required by the mod. just out there for those who have Original K98s, Take care of your defense tool and your self defense shall only be limited by one's true self worth