A second view from a low position
The second seated rifleman keeps the emphasis on careful aiming, giving a different posture to the same basic infantry task. He is not simply resting with his weapon; the direction of the rifle connects him to the action beyond the figure.
The K98k belonged to a long development of Mauser bolt-action rifles. Its presence beside more modern automatic weapons shows how old and new designs served together during the war. The pose lets that familiar rifle be seen as working equipment in the hands of one soldier, rather than an object displayed on its own.
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