The Karabiner 98k was the last in a long line of rifles designed for the German military by Mauser. Tracing its roots to the Lebel Model 1886, the Karabiner 98k was most directly descended from the Gewehr 98 (Model 1898) which first introduced an internal, metallic five-cartridge magazine. In 1923, the Karabiner 98b was introduced [...]
Jacques Littlefield, Tank Collector Carolyn Jones, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, January 13, 2009 Jacques Littlefield, an unassuming multimillionaire who amassed the country’s largest private collection of tanks and other military armored vehicles, Following a decade long battle with colon cancer, Littlefield died on January 7, 2009 at his Portola Valley ranch. Jacques Littlefield (November 21, [...]
The Japanese Invasion of Malaya, or Battle of Kota Bharu, began just after midnight on 8 December 1941 (local time) before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Kota Bharu, capital of the Kelantan Province, situated on the north-east coast of Malaysia, was, in 1941, the base of operations for the Royal Air Force in Northern Malaya [...]
