That it handles it's rimmed cartridge with a very high level of reliability is a good trick.
It worked for the job at hand. It wasn’t revolutionary like the Garand or STG-43.
Not in this century, nor the last one. But in the year 1891, when it began replacing the Russian single shot Krnka roughly equivalent to the U.S. 45-70 Trapdoor Springfield? Oh yes; revolutionary enough.
That’s fair. Pulling off what they did with a rimmed cartridge was good work.
I conceded it was revolutionary for the Russians, though the French and Germans had already pioneered the technology.
I cite the Garant and STG-43 as revolutionary because they were the pioneers (yes, there were semi-auto rifles before the Garand, but none were reliable enough for widespread deployment). The STG-43, of course, was the first assault rifle.