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rotating bolt
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Rotating bolt
Rotating bolt
is a method of
locking
used in firearms.
Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse
developed first rotating bolt the "
Dreyse needle gun
" in 1836. The Dreyse locked using the bolt handle rather than lugs on the bolt head like
Mauser M 98
or
M16
. The first rotating bolt rifle with two lugs on the bolt head was the
Lebel Model 1886 rifle
.
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