m98The M98 was the brainchild of Peter Paul Mauser, born on June 27, 1838. It was by no means his first invention, though. That honour must go to the Mauser- Norris metallicM98 Orinal - At Johann we build bolt-action rifles on the Mauser 98 action, time-proven to be the most reliable and safest bolt-action mechanism in the world, made from solid steel, and unsurpassed in over hundred years.