Will have to give you the history that eventually led up to theįinal product. Order to better understand the construction of the Mauser K98k sling I These differences can make it easier to identify who Manufacturer didn't always strictly adhere to the standards laid out in
This alsoĬaused some slings to be slightly different from the others, as the While others could be delivering slings over several years. To this system some sling manufacturers manufactured slings only once, Manufacturers that needed slings to put on their finished products. The Wehrmacht and probably also as subcontractors to the actual K98k Was made on orders/contracts with the procurement sections of Suitcases and bags, sport merchandise and shoes. Manufacturers were all commercial companies, normally manufacturing Manufacturers from all over Germany, Austria, the former CzechoslovakiaĪnd probably several more countries. The Karabinerriemen was manufactured by more than 40 different Germans manufactured in occupied countries. G41(M), The G43/K43, The MP43/1/ MP43/MP44/MP45/StG44 and the StG45 allĪddition it was also used on most of the "Beutewaffen" that the To complete the sling assembly. The very same sling was alsoįor several new rifles introduced during the war. In addition a sling loop and a rear sling keeper was needed The actual sling, with a sewn on buckle and three teardrop shaped holesĪt the end. Sought after item, and the not-so-original slings flourish today. The Mauser Karabiner 98 kurz (better known as K98k) has become a much Leather sling for the German WW2 Mauser K98k. To a walk through the details and specifications of Mauser-Werke AG, Berlin-Borsigwalde, Eichborndamm.Ħ60, or bnz. FN Herstal (after the 1940 German invasion of Belgium and seizure of its arms industry). Berlin-Lubecker Maschinenfabrik AG, LubeckĬh. Gustloff-Werke, Werk Weimar, in Weimar (but only from 1941) (Waffenfabrik Brunn or BRNO, but only applies after the German seizure of Czechoslovakia and the takeover of its arms industry).īcd. As the OP refers to a '1937 dated K98' and expects state (Nazi) markings, he's presumably talking about a military rifle, to be precise the standard German armed forces' rifle of that era, the KAR98k, a further shortened version of the WW1 KAR98AZ or other models, hence the lower case 'k' at the end (kurz = short).Īccording to John Walter ('The German Rifle) around 250,000 KAR98k rifles were manufactured in that year out of an estimated 1.02 million over its 11 year production life 1934-1945.Īs pietasvenatores says, a factory production code-letter or letters is usally seen on the front receiver ring above the year date.
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