Among other things I study this in school. Im currently writing a journal article on paul mauser and his famous 93 and 98 family of rifles. Kind of stating that he was the Kalashnikov of his day. He is the only other designer who could boast about 100 million rifles beign made under his designs. If I get it published lll post it here. Also doing a piece on Hiram Maxim, the man who invented "the devil's paintbrush".
I also grew up around a German Colonel ww2 vet for a grandfather so I was cleaning his k98 and M1 garand with him at 5.