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However, this number includes versions of the rifle other than the K98k, such as the Czech vz-24 which continued to be produced during WWII. Over 14 million of these rifles were produced by various manufacturers. A trench magazine was also produced that could be attached to the bottom of the internal magazine by removing the floor plate, increasing capacity to 20 rounds, though it still required loading with 5 round stripper clips.

The K98k has a 5 round internal magazine and is loaded from either 5 round stripper clips that are inserted into a slot in front of the opened bolt and pushed into the magazine with the thumb, or, rounds may be loaded one at a time, allowing for topping off a partially empty magazine. It has an effective range of about 800 metres, but when fitted with a high-quality rifle scope, its range increases to 1,000 metres. The rifle has a bolt-action and uses 7.92 x 57 mm rounds (referred to as 8 mm Mauser).

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It was intended to be a 'universal rifle' for all parts of the Heer rather than having both Carbine and full length versions. Less obvious are that it has different, simpler sights. The easiest to spot are its shorter length, and bent, rather than straight bolt handle.

The K98k is often confused as being the earlier Model 98 design however, there are notable differences between them. The '98' is derived from the earlier rifle's year of adoption (1898), though the carbine itself was adopted in 1935. In the name K98k, the first 'K' stands for karabiner (carbine) and the second 'k' for kurz (short). The K98k was first adopted by the Wehrmacht in 1935 to be their standard issue rifle, with many older versions being converted and shortened as well as the design itself entering production. The design was based on developed from the Karabiner 98b, one of the carbines developed from the Model 1898 mentioned before. So, apologies for the initial typo, but I wouldn’t waste money on climbing carabiners for my hammock and I’ve never broken the suspension rig yet.The Karabiner 98k 'Mauser' (often abbreviated 'K98k' or 'Kar98k') was adopted in the mid 1930s and would be the most common infantry rifle in service within the German Army during World War II. Even if you are 200Kg and go for the quoted 500Kg rating that’s still less than 5KN. A cheap non-climbing carabiner (at around £3) is typically specified at 10 to 16KN. True, this goes up to 3227N (3.2KN) at 20deg but the cheapest climbing carabiner is rated at over 20KN (note that in climbing that is the breaking load not the SWL as in industrial lifting equipment). Therefor the total tension is 2207N (equivalent to a mass of 225Kg under gravity – hence my basic estimate of a little over twice weight). That means the deceleration creates an additional tension on each side of 1226N (his velocity when hitting the hammock would have been just over 3m/s). Let’s say said 100Kg bod drops onto his hammock from 500mm above it and the elasticity in the whole thing means it stops falling after 400mm (I think that’s realistic as most of us have ‘fallen’ in and just touched the floor). Now let’s add the load due to sensible dynamics.

Example: 100kg bod in a hammock at 30deg: tension = 981N (0.98 KN) on each rope/strap. So, at 30deg that comes out at approximately the same as your weight (though tension is measured in Newtons). The actual calculation for static load is (mass x acceleration)/(2 x sin(A)) where A is your hanging angle. However, no-one is going to die falling out of a hammock from 40cm (I’m living proof of that but that was due to alcohol ). I am a chartered engineer qualified to rate systems and loads both static and dynamic and, I apologise, it should have said twice your weight not half your weight.

My maths isn’t way out but I admit my post was in haste, tongue in cheek, a little flippant and contained a typo.