Gewehr 98

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The Gewehr 98 was a rifle designed by the Mauser manufacturer in Germany, and had been designed back in 1895 for international use. Its biggest user was the German Empire itself, having finally adopted a variant in 1898. During WW1, it was chambered in 7.92x57mm (8mm Mauser) and was a very accurate platform for its time. It saw many changes throughout its lifespan, and evolved into several different variants to fit new tasks, such, but not limited to.

• Karabiner-98a
  • its only ACTUAL carbine variant
• Karabiner-98b
  • full length rifle disguised as a carbine to bypass the Treaty of Versailles after Germany had lost the war
• Karabiner-98k
  • still a disguised rifle, but slightly shortened, hence the 'kurz' designation
• And from there, several variants for numerous countries all over the world

One of the main criticisms of the G98 was its confusing distance adjustments, which resulted in its distinctive 'rollercoaster' sights. Although this isn't an issue for experienced shooters, and was a strangely common technique in that specific area (i.e. any Mannlicher rifle that isn't an M95), it can result in sight clarity issues, and make it harder for users to see their target. Many exported variants completely changed it, going for the more accessible 'ladder' sights, but the German military still chose to go with it regardless.

 

Notice the distinctly obtuse 'rollercoaster' sights

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Edited May 2, 2022 by TheLuigiNoidMan
I have fixed the texture bug, any who may be interested can now download this model. Modelbench does not seem to do well with certain texture sizes (original size for the bugged textures were 216x216 before being fixed)

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Yeh ol' chum, me and meh squad mates Kiefer and Gunther used to ball down those 'chums' during our times in the Great War... but the enemies had brought a true monster on the battlefield, a Maxim Gun, mowing us down like fresh grass.

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I am now noticing that the bolt handle is a bit smaller than it should be. A suggestion for using this gun in Mine-Imator is to scale up the 'Rotate' part of the bolt to about 1.25x to get a more comfortable size aesthetically.