RIFLE

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

RIFLE

Entry/Object ID

523/11582

Description

MILITARY/MAUSER ACTION/MODEL 98/SERIAL 5406/9 MILLIMETER 24" BARREL

Collection

WEAPONS, WORLD WAR II

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940

Place

Country

Germany

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Rifle

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Firearms

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Parts

Count

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Research Notes

Notes

This is likely a Mauser Karabiner 98k (Kar98k) rifle. Manufactured from 1934 to 1945, these rifles were the standard service rifle of the German army during World War II.