Actually he ripped off the basic design from the Germans.
They had their Germans, we had our Germans.
I beg to differ. The idea was German, true, but mechanically the AK owes much more to AMERICAN weapons than German. It uses a rotating bolt derived from the M1 Carbine and similar to the Garand, for example. Also, take a look at the Remington Model 8 rifle, namely it’ safety switch.