Kar98k

The Kar98k is one of the last military rifles that was designed by Mauser which had a long line of models dating back decades. Not Long after the ending of the first world war, Mauser designed a newer version of the already in service Gewehr 98 for the German military (karabiner 98B). The Treaty of Versailles prohibited the designing of New rifles by Germany however so It was labeled as a carbine despite being far more of a full on upgrade of the existing weapon and not a carbine. It was this weapon that would go on to be developed further in the future and subsequently in 1935, the Kar98k was built. It's most notable feature was a shortened barrel that helped with wielding and storage. The German Wehrmacht would quickly adopt the weapon shortly after it's debut and would continue to use it through the entire second world war. The weapon is a five-shot bolt action rifle that used 8mm Mauser rifle rounds. The kar98k would see service in all major theaters in the second world war and while semi-auto rifles were gaining popularity among the allies more and more as the war progressed, the Germans were rather content with their bolt-action rifle. It wouldn't be until the last year of the war where the kar98k would start getting replaced in favor of the fully-automatic STG-44 assault rifle. Despite this, the kar98k would still remain a vital part in the German Military as the STG-44 was only produced in limited amounts. After the war ended millions of these rifles were captured by the allies and redistributed around the world to re-arm international militaries.

In Stick Hunger Games, The Kar98k is the most-common of the Sniper rifles appearing in multiple comics, By default the weapon has a custom-tooled bolt for faster cycling and a 6x zoom WW2-Era Scope. It can only be reloaded one bullet at a time as a stripper clip will not fit between the open chamber and scope mount.

Comic Description: Distance makes the heart grow fonder. Douse the fire within your heart by firing a bullet into someone else's.