My dad was a medic in the Norwegian homeguard. He was issued with a MP40 well into the early 90s when they finally scrapped them and went with MP5s

@forestalfrank1074

4 жыл бұрын

I believe the Scandinavian countries use a lot of HK designes. Do you guys produce your small arms under license or do you buy directly from HK? Best regards from Austria.

@andrewjersey3633

4 жыл бұрын

The G3 was made under license at the Kongsberg factory, I'm not sure about the MP5, MP7 and HK416.

@andrewjersey3633

4 жыл бұрын

Possibly something was made at the Raufoss factory, although I was always under the impression that they only made munitions.

@HimmelGanger

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewjersey3633 I belive the Mp5 was license produced while the MP7 and 416s are direct from HK, volumes for the later two are so low that it makes no economic sense to buy and set up licence production, though one can discuss if that is a short sighted deicision in the long run.

@MotRi1986

4 жыл бұрын

@@HimmelGanger I agree there, the way it stands now HV probably won't change out the old G3 because of the price of HK 416.

Those soldiers must have been one of the luckiest german soldiers. Walk over a small country in 1940, avoid the entire meatgrinder of WW2 and then surrender in 45 to western allies. And i think they were kept there intentionally because of strategic reasons.

@Sableagle

4 жыл бұрын

Better that than being left of Kurresaare with no way off. The military cemetery there's a small site, but some of the gravestones just say: "Eight unknown German soldiers," and there are big stone slabs with lists of names of German soldiers whose last known location was somewhere on the island but whose bodies were never identified. They share the site with the Russians who were cornered and wiped out on the island by the Germans earlier in the war, but the Russians' graves are a bit more clearly labelled with actual names.

@amjones123

4 жыл бұрын

It wasn’t a walk over. Look at the battles around Narvik, Poles, French and British fought with Norwegians. The German navy was devastated and it took 62 days to conquer the country and that was in the midst of the invasion of the Low Countries and France. The Nazi installations were constantly attacked by Allied Commando raids. Then the Germans were convinced by Allied intelligence that an invasion would happen there. Finally Russia invaded towards the end of the war, sparking a rush of Allied airborne troops to Norway and the Norwegian police trained by Sweden

@HimmelGanger

4 жыл бұрын

@@amjones123 yes 2 months is a bit longer then 12 days ;)

@MotRi1986

4 жыл бұрын

@@amjones123 well when alternative is to freeze to death outside of Stalingrad or be stationed in relatively peaceful Norway they where damn lucky. Ye it was a war so no place was really safe but Norway was one of if not the safest place through out the war for a German soldier.

@sir0herrbatka

4 жыл бұрын

@@amjones123 Well, at least you are having a roof over your head and you are not starving. Pretty good by the late war standard ;-)

As a member of the Home Guard, this video really warmed my heart. Not because it brought any new info for me, but to see the passion and eloquence a person from an allied country had in the telling of our shared-ish history. While Ian sometimes gets into the history surrounding firearms, he mostly focus on the technical. Karl got properly deep into the human side of these firearms. Just thank you. Might I suggest talking about a "lunch-box" 1911 next?

@Democracy-is-non-negotiable

4 жыл бұрын

No, Thank you.

@erikbjrnstad7103

4 жыл бұрын

i have a friend who got his hands on the lunch-box 1911, a neat piece of history

@housekilla457

4 жыл бұрын

Hehe, Matpakke pistol.

2/5, had to wait until 8:20 for the official InRangeTV background propeller plane to appear.

That F2 has been in the Royal Norwegian Navy's costal artillery units. Serial prefixed by "K.ART" kystartilleriet

@USSEnterpriseA1701

4 жыл бұрын

So what you're saying is, there's a reasonable chance that ex-German rifle likely served Norway alongside some ex-German naval guns, possibly including the surviving guns of the Gneisenau. Cool, that hits multiple hot spots in my military history interests.

That was a very eloquent way of speaking of how weapons communicate history with the voice of wood and steel and victories.

@kurtb2522

4 жыл бұрын

Eloquently spoken yourself.

@TheDoorspook11c

4 жыл бұрын

@@kurtb2522 I cheat, I teach history and love turning a curriculum point on the first hand evidence of a proof mark or a turquoise mine' bullet!

Ian’s instagram recently showed an M1A1 Carbine with a ZF41 mounted on it that was modified by the Norwegian resistance. Seriously looks like something out of Battlefield.

@arieheath7773

4 жыл бұрын

My grandpa did something similar with a long eye relief pistol scope in the 80s. He used it for deer hunting.

@jdstark24

4 жыл бұрын

There's an example of exactly what you're talking about in the Imperial War Musueum in the UK. I believe it's with the Espionage or Resistance areas. If you're ever in London you can go and see it in person along with an amazing building filled with similar items

I visited the Norsk Hydro museum in Rjukan last Summer. I highly recommend it! The actual building where the heavy water was produced was demolished in the 1970s. But in 2017 they started an excavation project and you can now walk inside parts of the old ruins. Be sure to also buy a vial of concentrated heavy water in the gift shop :P

@Kraakesolv

4 жыл бұрын

The heavy water sold there is from barrels that were found in a deep lake not far from the Rjukan factory, where the ferry loaded with these barrels was sunk by the resistance. Only a few barrels were retrieved; those which were far enough from the wreck which is considered a grave site and not to be disturbed.

@hakonandreasolaussen1949

4 жыл бұрын

I've still got a small vial of that stuff laying around somewhere, and I remember the guide telling us that they used to say that the heavy water had "life extending properties" as a joke until some dumbass tourist believed them and tried to buy the entire supply

@LUR1FAX

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kraakesolv They told me the heavy water you can buy there is manufactured in Canada.

@Kraakesolv

4 жыл бұрын

@@LUR1FAX Maybe they are out of the original stuff or something, I don't rightly know. I have papers verifying it's authenticity with mine anyway.

@LUR1FAX

4 жыл бұрын

@@Kraakesolv That's awesome! They must've run out of the original stuff then.

I carried one up in Svalbard for protection against polar bears. It's a pretty popular and price effective option up there, some of them are refurbished in order to make them lighter.

@Th3Sabator45

4 жыл бұрын

I've been hearing a lot about Svalbard lately. Place seems interesting, except for the polar bears part.

@nubbetudde8922

4 жыл бұрын

@@Th3Sabator45 Polar bears makes it even more interesting... ;-)

@r.artilesuriarte599

4 жыл бұрын

It is an interesting place, but expensive and lately more and more touristy so unless you're going on your own or as part of a smaller expedition you're really just gonna be in a tiny town overun by tourists and meeting more tourists everywhere. Polar bears are not really an issue as long as you take precautions and follow the safety instructions given by the governor.

Its little unknown nuggets of history like this that make me follow InRange.

I remember these rifles. I was born in 1958, and my Father was in the Home Guard. He had his Mauser hanging on the wall in our living room . That was legal back then, nowadays guns must be kept locked in a gun safe....

@ulfenburg7539

4 жыл бұрын

yeah which is for the better

@ulfenburg7539

4 жыл бұрын

@Bill Dauterive it is

@dfwai7589

4 жыл бұрын

@@ulfenburg7539 ideally yes, but when done at the threat of the state no.

@ulfenburg7539

4 жыл бұрын

@@dfwai7589 threat of the state? get the fuck out. rather people lock up their guns so some people dont just break into your house and steal them

@heno02

4 жыл бұрын

@@dfwai7589 The state in this case being a representative democracy. So the "threat" has been implemented by elected representatives and being enforced by the state. That is how things should be done

I have one of these after my gramps that was in the Home Guard. It says caliber 7,62 mm, but I that's an F1 chambered for 30-06 seeing as the F2 is quite rare

My uncle in law still has one of these on his farm in Telemark, Norway.

@henrikbraathen3096

4 жыл бұрын

Edward Troth pretty much every farmer in Norway got one. Most of these ended up being surpluses and sold pretty cheaply so they were really popular because of the great value

@BastianMyhre

4 жыл бұрын

I have my grandfathers rifle wich he was equiped with when he was in Germany in the norwegian "german brigade"

@edwardtroth8630

4 жыл бұрын

@@BastianMyhre My stepfather's friend has one of them. Tysklandsbrigaden?

@BastianMyhre

4 жыл бұрын

@@edwardtroth8630 yeah that's right, alot of men served a year in germany after the war as some sort of guards in the rebuild of post was germany

I always enjoy these forays into some of the lesser known aspects of the firearms and where they were. And the vignettes into lesser known parts of history. One of the reasons I will always support this channel. Thank you Karl...

To the point and relevant, history that we should NOT forget, well done Karl.

My grandfather was issued with this mauser when he was a leutenant in the norwegian home guard in the 60s and 70s. When the mauser was phased out of norwegian military service, he bought one from the army for 20 norwegian kroners, which is equivalent to about $ 2

My grandfather was an American from California, visiting realtives in Trondheim for a few weeks when the Germans marched in...he was captured and spent the rest of the war as a prisoner, though he became somewhat friendly with the camp kommandant, and had somewhat relaxed security, enough so that he was able to slowly take apart a cast iron stove, and carry each individual piece under his coat, back into his barracks, night after night, and slowly had the stove rebuilt in his barracks where he and other prisoners were able to keep warm in the winter. Another incident is that he was made a guard for the local ammunition depot after a couple years, one night as his shift was ending, he casually flicked his cigarette behind him and headed back to the armoury to return his rifle and ammuniton, as he approached the armoury, a massive explosion occurred, and the entire ammo dump went up.....naturally he was put up in front of a firing squad within minutes....however after telling the kommandant what happened....he told his men to lower their weapons, thus sparing my grandfather's life, thus saving mine.....he lost all comforts and spent the remaining months in solitary

I miss mine. Had it for 20 years it was the best k98 I’ve ever owned. Wish I had not sold it

@Taistelukalkkuna

4 жыл бұрын

Hear hear, same with my FAL.

@mkfreel

4 жыл бұрын

I wish you had at least sold it to me

Would be really cool if you could get your hands on a Norwegian model of the Krag-Jørgensen too, as it’s extremely smooth to operate from what I hear, and both more ergonomic (with the semi-pistol grip stock) and easier to reload (different, 6,5 mm cartridge) than the american model

As a Norwegian this was a great video. My dad has always had a couple of «Norwegian» K98s laying around, great guns indeed.

Karl, you really kick ass in videos like this. KZreadrs like you truly deserve the recognition, support, and audience the modern incarnations of the history and education channels are squandering.

I'm drooling over the sheer rarity of the rifle being an F2 in 7.62NATO, a Zf41 optic, and the fact it is an uncommon Costal Artillery rifle.

A K98kf1 is a top bucket list gun for me. They don't seem real easy to come by, the F2 obviously more so. Edit: I should specify, in the US market.

@ekv568

4 жыл бұрын

We can buy them here for like 97 USD

@mkfreel

4 жыл бұрын

@@ekv568 I wonder what the import process and cost would be, if at all possible.

@D20ShootingSports

4 жыл бұрын

@@mkfreel Ian had an episode on Forgotten Weapons about that back in February: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d3WkxrGol6vPj84.html

@seancarter9544

4 жыл бұрын

@@mkfreel Ian did a video on importing firearms, check it out on forgotten weapons

@blackirish781

4 жыл бұрын

It shouldn't be a problem, or very expensive

Great work as usual Karl!

@InrangeTv

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@InRangeTV, The actual designation of the 7.62x63 (.30-06) models is "M/98k F1". With the Zf41 it's called "M/98k F1 Z.F. 41". The F1s are very commonplace in Norway, the market price is around $75-125. The F2 run of 7.62x51 rifles was VERY limited, and limited to trials. I would be VERY!!! surprised if you have a genuine F2 over there and not just a reworked F1. I'm almost willing to bet that your F2 is a (non-Kongsberg/FLO/Fomat) modified F1.. Even here the F2s are extremely hard to find, I have personally not seen one in person. In fact, they are so rare, it's impossible to find hard evidence that any of them still exist. The only literature mentioning them clearly states they were "attempted convertions", with no mentions of them ever seeing service.

@RalpGalland

4 жыл бұрын

In the Home Guard Youth we fired 7.62x51 with our mausers. We used the same ammo in AG3's and MG3's when we got to try those before the mausers were retired in favor for "special" Semi auto AG3's. So F2 can't have been only "attempted conversions".

Loved the historic footage thanks!

They neglected to mention that we sank the Blücher before the invasion started hahaha

@amjones123

4 жыл бұрын

And you had the first Allied Commander to defeat the Germans in a major battle, Narvik withMajor General Carl Gustav Fleischer. And only the Russians withstood an invasion longer. My dad’s regiment was attached to AMF(Land) 86-89, they all had got to tour the Narvik battle area.

@nonamesplease6288

4 жыл бұрын

And they did it with obsolete torpedoes. Not only that, but the Germans lost 30% of their surface fleet in the invasion. The Norwegians certainly made the Nazis pay.

@sir0herrbatka

4 жыл бұрын

Oh crap. Bailing out into the icy water sounds like a horrible time. On the other hand, soldiers stuck in Norway were lucky as resistance fighters spared them from the eastern front. Funny how it goes.

@paalaasengstubbrud3524

4 жыл бұрын

I think I have seen the rest of that newsreel. It starts of with the sinking of the blücher.

@jasonbloho8015

4 жыл бұрын

Nothing compared to the captured material lul. Not to mention the norwegian SS volunteers outweighed the minimal German combat losses.

Great Vid Karl. Interesting piece of history

The Norwegian Home Guard youth used M98KF1 for many years. Switched over to G3 (with semi auto selector) called AG3HVU in about 1997.

@JoHaldansen

4 жыл бұрын

Those had their own designation? Did it get another one if you actually used the .22 inlay? Here it was just shared with the guns non-rifle equipped NROF members used. Love how the conversion was as simple as switching the selector. Easy rifle to train youth with no history of firearms use on proper position and triggerpulls.

@henriksen1978

4 жыл бұрын

@@JoHaldansen We use M/98K-F1 (nicknamed "HV-Mauser" (National guard Mauser).

@JoHaldansen

4 жыл бұрын

@@henriksen1978 Those are also pretty nice. Especially sporterized with a nice 6x optic.

My K98k is even more modified: Mid 1930ies FNH receiver, barrel from an F1, flash hider from a G3. Shoots great!

My grandfather was in Norway during WWII. He was lucky, it was one of the safest place for a German enlisted during the war.

Most of my family is of Norwegian descent and me loving guns makes this awesome thanks karl

Ah, Arizona, where you can use the windshield of your Kubelwagen to steady your Mauser without worrying about the neighbors. Sweet.

the Kar98K is everywhere in Norway. When the Home Guard transitioned to G3s more or less the entire inventory was sold almost for free. Most Norwegian hunters or recreational shooters had one. Not many of them are still in their original config however, stocks, barrels and triggers are most often changed and the iron-sights are taken off and replaced with telescopics.

Excellent video. Thank you.

@InrangeTv

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

You are doing such good work my friend; god bless - live long and prosper!

Very cool video, really enjoyed it.

I have some of those ammo pouches I bought as a kid, one with three compartments and one with two. The one with two compartments has some initials carved into it. kinda cool lol

That was just too cool Karl. Thanx

Very neat video. Cheers from Norway!

About leaving the old markings on the guns: When I served in the Norwegian Engineer Battalion in 10/11 we still used german-marked signal pistols. 65 years after the war!

Great content!

Carl I really appreciate these kind of videos. I wish I could support the channel on patreon but I have three small kids under 10. I tell all my friends about yalls channel though. Keep it up man. Thanks

When I did my military service in the early 90s, I was stationed at a coastal fort that had German 127mm(5 inch) sea front guns that were made in 1934. I don't know the origin of the guns, but they would probably be either from destroyers, or secondary batteries of larger ships like cruisers.

@Uranprojekt

4 жыл бұрын

Lars Petter Simonsen The 12.7cm SK C/34 guns you speak of were primarily destroyer guns, mounted on the Type 34, Type 36 and Type 36B destroyers, as well as two torpedo boats and a training ship. They were also supposed to be mounted on Type 38B destroyers, Type 40 torpedo boats, and Type XI U-boats; that didn’t happen because none of those destroyers were built, two Type 40s were built but never finished, and the Type XI U-boat project was cancelled in 1939.

@ulfenburg7539

4 жыл бұрын

aah germany had very little 127 mm more like a 128 mm

@Zajuts149

4 жыл бұрын

@@ulfenburg7539 It was designated 127mm, and the shells were that, even if the bore was 128mm

@ulfenburg7539

4 жыл бұрын

@@Zajuts149 like i said they did i have some

@stigchristensen2597

4 жыл бұрын

at which fort were you stationed ?

Now, some 60 years later, we Norwegian hunters still favor the Mauser-pattern! I have a Kar98K converted, or rebuilt rather, into using 6.5 Swedish! It's a joy to use!

@knutdergroe9757

4 жыл бұрын

I have had four Swedish Mausers in of course 6.5x55. Currently I have a Winchester mod 70 in 6.5x55. I have owned two kar98k a DOT & DOU in 7.92x57(grew up shooting and reloading these). In my opinion, The 6.5x55 is superior to 7.92 for most use. And 6.5 ammo both military and civilian is more prolific. Enjoy your rifle, I think you have something special.

Nice video! I wish I had one like this as well!

I used to live in a city in Norway called "Ålesund", and that city is actually the birthplace of Joachim Rønneberg who lead the Tungtvannsaksjonen which destroyed the German heavy water plant in Telemark. a few of my friends and classmates even met or knew him. unfortunately he passed away 2 years ago, although he lived to the age of 99 (which is incredible, considering he was expected to die along with his team during the heavy water sabotage).

@radomane

4 жыл бұрын

Most of them became 80+, Birger Strømsheim became 101

Wow thats cool! I hope to see you use it in matches soon!

I have a mauser used by the kriegsmarine in Norway, marked M on the stock. It was made by parts from Poland that were captured during the invasion in 1939, so it doesn't say "mod.98" on the side, but G 29/40. Produced in 1940, factory code 660, reused and chambered in 30.06 by the Norwegian army. Fits well in my collection of German artifacts, especially kriegsmarine :)

Wonderful, Karl !

My grandmas uncle was among Baalsruuds crew, sadly this group of norwegian SOE soldiers got cut down by waiting germans as they where coming to shore. The movies Nine Lives and The 12th Man tells Baalsruuds story about his escape to Sweden

@heno02

4 жыл бұрын

My Brother starred in the 12th man as an extra playing a German soldier (he can be seen rumaging through some maps in the scene where that gestapo officer enters a command post tent)

Great vid.

Ascetically speaking that Norwegian Kar98k-F2 Zf41 hits all the notes for me. Aside from it being about 9 lbs., I dig it.

My grandfather was in the Norwegian resistance and they gathered alot of weaponry, but eventually had to escape to Sweden because of the heavy patrols and casualties. When the war was over and he came home they still had hidden weapons that they unfortunately turned over to the government. He only kept a shotgun and a .22. There are frequent periods of weapon amnesty in Norway where civilians can hand over unregistered weapons that they have without any consequences. So many Mausers, Krags, MP40s etc have just been crushed, melted and turned into nails.. Its a shame, cause there are museums or shooting clubs around the country that could have used them as training guns or rentals.

Had one of these KAR 98's rechambered to 30.06 as a Home Guard Youth. Remember the 1st time I fired it on the range. That was also the 1st time I ever fired a gun, and as the rifle had a pretty stiff recoil, it resulted in a pretty sore shoulder for a day or 2 afterwards :-). The recoil of the AG3s that I used while serving in the army was a relief by comparison. On one occasion we had a few Swedish Home Guard Youths join us on the range with their C96 6,5 mm Mausers, and from that experience it's my impression that the Swedish rifle is slightly more accurate. With the softer recoil of the C96 also helping the average shooter getting better scores I presume. Given that the Garand, the BAR, the US Carabine and the Browning M1919 was standard weaponry in the Norwegian army, from the mid 50s to the late 1960s, it made good sense for the Home guard to rechamber their stocks of ex-German KAR 98s and MG34s to 30.06 IMO. My dad, who was in the Home Guard during the 50s & 60s also was equipped with the KAR 98. Though if it was the original German version or the modified Norwegian 30.06 version he carried I don't remember.

In that ye olde vid about the german invasion of norway, I hope that mortar crew was using training rounds, cause that baseplate wasnt secure by any means and that round would have landed fairly short. Thanks for the awesome content as always Karl!

I have been looking for one for years

I have a f1 that is actually a gewhr 98 made in 1916 by Kornbusch & co, so it was in ww1 then got converted to a k98 for ww2 and ended up Norway getting converted yet again into 30-06, quite the journey!

And here I am still trying to sight in my repo zf41 kit on my 1942 JP sauer und sohn k98. I ordered a laser bore sight, so hopefully that will ease the process 😬

The rifles that were taken into use were styled as the "M/98k" (7.92x57mm), "M/98kF1/2" (.30-06/.308, respectively. The rifles in 7.92x57mm were used by the navy, while the army and air force used the F1 variant. The F1 variant is readily available, while the one in original chambering and the F2 variant are significantly harder to come by. A number of the Mausers were converted to match rifles with heavy barrels, and used alongside the Krag-Jørgensen by the DFS (one of many sports shooting associations in Norway).

Also I'm very interested in your opinion on the the 6 millimeter round and new weapon systems our military are considering and test I g and the new unique ammunition there testing. I think it would be awesome if y'all did a video on that. Thanks again man for another great video!

Holy hell, that F2 is beautiful and I am astounded given how rare it is that you were able to find one. Mind sharing with us the purchase price for something like that? How frequently does the F1 show up at auction or at gun shows?

Very fresh to see such a elaborate background on the subject gun. There is a k98 variant rifle stashed back home , it has the German markings. But the sights were much simpler so I assume it might not even be a former military rifle but rather bought as a hunting rifle from the start from Germany before the war. I need to take a better look at it when I can.

@F4celessArt

4 жыл бұрын

I went and had a look at the rifle in question. It is marked G98/40, which leads me to believe it was bought as a hunting rifle before the war in some way. It has a simple flip up notch sight in the back with no evidence of having had tangent sights ever.

Invaluable information.

I've been interested in the Norwegian M1A1 fitted with the ZF-41 scope. So much so that I used a Springfield Armory M1 Carbine airgun, an aftermarket scope rail that replaced the wooden hand guard, and fitted it with a Hammers 2x20mm pistol scope. Eventually I want to do the same modification to a new manufactured M1 Carbine.

I had one of those Norwegian Kars in 30-06 once. The gun was in very excellent condition. Maybe I should have kept it. Like my vet bringback Kars. The rifles had replacement barrels. The issue is that it still had the little metal Kar buttplate that beat your shoulder hard.

Very cool, Karl

One of mine favorite rifle of all times

Now I know what I need to get my hands on.

I am not a rifel collector but I use to collect bayonets and the Norwegian did some cool things to their captured Sg 84/98 III. Model Bajonetts. First they adaptet them by solder on a carring hook to use a American style of belt. Then in the 1950s they were part of the millitary asistance Program and got 78.801 M1 Grand from the USA. So they modifided the Sg 84/98 III. Model to M1957 SLG (SGL= Grand Selvadegevevaer) to mount on the M1 Grand. They also got M1 carabines and modifided their old M1894 bayonets to M1894 SKL (ad a belt hanger and put on muzzel ring and some canges to the slot.) to fit the M1 carabine.

Outstanding!

You should watch the movie of Max Manus, it is very good. There are several very good Norwegian movies about the resistance-movement. I believe they all can be found with english subtitles

Karl98k

Cool video

Makes me grumpy this. I used one of these in the youth home guard in the 90's, before we got upgraded to semi auto G3's, and I loved it. Lets say I never ever struggled with recoil again, not when I did my time in the army with a G3(AG3) and later Home Guard. Once we got upgraded the norwegian military sold off all k98's in storage, and I saw them for as little as $80 in the local stores. Sadly I did not have a hunting licence and could not buy one. Today if I try to get my hand on one, they will be $500(For a really beat up one) and up, and 90% of them have been sporterized. Wich makes me grumpy to this day.

Really good pronunciation of the Norwegian words!

I have one of these rifles. Love it.

Karl, You might find the book “Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” by Giles Milton of interest especially the part about the destruction of the heavy water plant.

When my dad was in the army in the 80's he had an mg 42 and the rest of his squad had ag3's. we own two norwegian kar98's for hunting and sport shooting

I recommend The King's Choice (Kongens nei) - a movie about the King of Norway and the Norwegian government's escape during the invasion. It also features the epic scene of the sinking of Blücher. Also, watch Max Manus: Man of War. Features plenty of shipblowieuppie. They should be available with English subtitles. PS. Love the Norway-love. :)

Another massive contribution norway did in the war was using their big, modern merchant fleet so the allies could get supplies around. Quite a bit of the ships got sunk by german submarines, but the fleet kept at it. If you wish to learn more; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nortraship is a good place to start.

The german soldiers who got there with the attack did stay there for the whole war? Well, the Gebirgsjäger who invaded the north (Narvik) for example (3rd mountain division) fought around narvik, then were told to prepare to attack the ussr at Murmansk, tried to build roads to get there and moved into finnland. When the attack on the ussr started it was repelled (lack of paths and roads and the red armists were able to watch them build the few paths they had, so no surprise ect.) Then marched around 700km back through the arctic winter to get shipped back to germany. Getting reorganized, sent back to norway in 42, then beeing sent to army group north for fighting in the Leningrad area, next they were fighting in the area of Welikije Luki... So they were in norway from the initial attak until the attack on the USSR, and then from summer 42 till autumn 42. (only left one regiment there if i read it correct) (My interest in this area, is came when i found out that my grandfather was in Norway as a "Gebirgspionier" of the 3rd mountain division.) The others i know, the 2. Mountain division was there longer, but they didn't capitulate in norway as far as i could find out, but made it back down do danmark, where they surrendered.

Love it!

Nice! Thanks Karl. Rich.

@InrangeTv

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Truly an interesting piece of history. The chambering history in particular - it makes sense really. Well done!

@flcktphs

4 жыл бұрын

The chambering makes 0 sense, as the number of F1s actually (purportedly) rebuilt into F2s is so small that there is no hard evidence of any still existing. I'm 99% certain this is a modified F1. Reamed out chamber and some kind of sleeve in the chamber front is my guess.

"Max Manus: a man of war" is a good movie about the resistance. In Norwegian though.

@USSEnterpriseA1701

4 жыл бұрын

"The King's Choice" or "The King's No" (as translated directly from the original Norwegian title) is also an excellent movie about the period, though it focuses on the initial invasion and the decisions made by those in charge. It does also feature the Blücher incident rather prominently.

These guns show up all over the place in Norway, some are sporterized as hunting or target rifles, some are more or less original. And some times we still find hidden weapon caches from the war. Can you imagine, you just bought an old house with your SO, and you are in the middle of refurbishing, then, as you tear down some old wall, you find a buch of k98s and mp40s and a bunch of old grenades and explosives..... All rusty and of questionable safety.

@kurtb2522

4 жыл бұрын

It happened in Aachen last year. They wet themselves.

@antisoda

4 жыл бұрын

Found old guns? In Norway? Be sure not to tell anyone. Especially the police. They'll come around, say omgthx, and take the guns. Happened to a coworker as they were remodeling their new house.

The grain on that stock is beautiful.

@USSEnterpriseA1701

4 жыл бұрын

That's not grain, it's glue lines. It's an early laminate stock.

@freakfiend32

4 жыл бұрын

@@USSEnterpriseA1701 Oh, still looks pretty neat though.

fantastic

can you do a mud test on it to see if its the same in handling and performance as the pre war german variant you did before

Sabaton has a song about the Norwegian resistance. It’s terrific.

Love the uniform :3

I have a few of these rifles. One is an original Gew 98 (mmMauser77,92x57), two Mauser M98kF1 (caliber 30.06 rebuilt), an M59 Sharpshooter (7,62x51/308win rebuilt) for the Home Guard (HV). Also have two M67s that were converted for competition shooting in caliber 6.5x55. Norway used the "best" rifles to rebuild into new rifles. The most and best bolt action parts for rebuilding. The best rifles were built before 1941, when the quality of the rifles becomes much worse. Talked to an old gusmith and he told me he had been working on rebuilding these rifles. The rifles from 1943 onwards got worse and worse quality. It was dependent on the various fima factories that built them. Those factories that used forced or slave workers probably had poorer quality of their rifles. Many Mauser 98kf1 were sold very cheaply to HV soldiers after the war. Many of these were later converted into hunting rifles, and are still used today.

I have K98F1 also from 1938 factory 243 and marked k.art :- )

@Inrange , would you have a recommendation for a modern scout scope? Inexpensive but not an AIM sports

Ooooo this should be interesting

i got a Norwegian K98-F1 with a ZF-41, and i have trubbel finding the levers to adjust the scope

Authentic as hell

Was in a hamburger shop in Trondheim eating and a teenager came in with a K 98. He said he was in the guard.

I see the rifle is marked k.art, which is short for kystartilleri(coastal artillery). Others were marked hær(army),fly(airforce),marine(navy) and politi(police).