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Mar152012

Tavid's Rifle is Unique

Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 5:46PM

Keri Topouzian

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I guess I just wasn't satisfied with an average rifle that was in wide use by Armenian freedom fighters like the Mosin-Nagant. So I had to find something a little different for the main character, Tavid. Something that was German made and would only be available, say in western Turkey or Constantinople where there would be German troops and officers stationed to train the Turkish regulars. And wahlah! There it was. The Karabiner 98 manufactured by Mauser (click on photo to enlarge). Now that's a looker!

Specifications:

Caliber: 7.92 x 57 mm

Action: Manually operated, rotating bolt

Length: 740 mm

Weight: 4.09 kg

Capacity 5 round magazine

Muzzle velocity: 760 m/sec

Effective range: 547 yards (wow!)