1871 Mauser Bolt vs Mosin Bolt

[Spooly]

I just received a 1871/84 Mauser and I was cleaning it. I struck me that the bolt design looks like a (very simple) Mosin Nagant 1891 bolt. Looks like the Russians took the basic 1871 bolt design and improved it.

I thought most of the Mosin Nagants design ideas came from the Mannlicher and Lebel. I guess at this point in time ever nation was taking everyone's else's ideas for rifle design.

Has anyone else noticed this?

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[Medic!]

In history class they taught us that Russian internet hacking was rampant in the late 1800's.
This was all back before reverse engineering was even thought of.



Wait? On second thought. I think your probably right.


After all Mauser sued the U.S. for stealing there design and building the 1903 rifle.

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

That last part, kinda, i don't recall suing, but they did admit to it basically being copied, and agreed to pay royalties up to a point, i think, 1911.