Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very hard to find leather case and sight for the German WWII Schießbecher Grenade Launcher, which was used with the legendary K98k Mauser, the standard German service rifle during WWII. The case has the original strap and all internal loops still present, with a bit of tearing on the larger loop. It looks to have seen very little use, and the condition of the strap is particularly excellent.

It is marked faintly on the belt loop on the back with maker code dkk, which indicates manufacture by leather working firm Friedrich Offermann & Söhne of Bensberg, who made numerous holsters during the war. It is also marked with Waffenamt Eagle / WaA195, the correct inspector for this maker. The condition of the case is very nice, retaining almost all of the finish, with just a bit of wear and age, and measures approximately 10 1/2"T x 4"W x 3 1/4"D.

The sight shows heavy oxidation and wear but is marked on the mount G. Gr. Ger. / K98k. The sight is missing the level and shows extremely heavy wear, with some other pieces missing.

If you have a German WWII Schießbecher Grenade Launcher for the K98k without a case, this is what you have been waiting for!

As of 1942, an attachable rifle grenade launcher called the "Gewehrgranatengerät" or "Schießbecher" (shooting cup) was introduced that was developed based on rifle grenade launcher models designed during World War I. The 30 mm Schießbecher cup-type rifle grenade launcher could be mounted on any Karabiner 98k and was intended to replace all previous rifle grenade launcher models.

The rifle grenade launcher could be used against infantry, fortifications and light armored vehicles up to a range of 280 m (306 yd). For these differing tasks several specialized grenades with accompanying special propelling cartridges were developed for the 1,450,113 produced Schießbecher rifle grenade launchers.

The rifle grenade propelling cartridges fired a wooden projectile through the barrel to the rifle grenade that upon impact automatically primed the rifle grenade. The Schießbecher could also be mounted on the Karabiner 98a, G98/40, StG44 and FG42.