Adopted by the Germans in 1905, the 8mm Mauser is a rimless bottlenecked rifle round. Also called the 7.92x57mm Mauser, the 8mm round was extremely popular in both World Wars and is still popular to this day. Modern 8mm Mauser rounds are predominantly used for sport or hunting and many ...
Up for sale is a Erfurt made K98a Mauser rifle chambered in 8mm. The K98a is the predecessor of the famed K98k. The "a" models were used in WWI as a carbine version of the Gewehr 98. This particular rifle was re-arsenaled in 1920 and approved for redistribution amongst the military...