Its a Spanish Mauser, which have a good reputation, but are a liltte out of my area of expertise. Most Mausers of this era did not have an attachment for the sling in the rear, but a slot cut into the stock.The safety lever m,ay or may not be stuck. The...
Its a Spanish Mauser, which have a good reputation, but are a liltte out of my area of expertise. Most Mausers of this era did not have an attachment for the sling in the rear, but a slot cut into the stock.The safety lever m,ay or may not be stuck. The three- o'clock position is safety on, and it locks the bolt down. The 12 o'clock position keeps the safety on and allows you to work the bolt.If it is in the 9 o'clock position, it is in "fire," and if it can't be moved, mostly likely that is because the firing pin is in the "decocked" position. I put that in quotes, because the only way to really decock the bolt is to pull the trigger, so you may as well call it the "fired" position. If this is the case, opening the bolt by lifting the handle upwards will allow the safety lever to engage.The safety can only be engaged while the bolt is cocked.If it is stuck in either of the pther positions, just try oiling it near the axis point, and around the liltte slot that it engages on the firing pin retainer. Don't be afraid to apply a liltte force to work it loose: these are very sturdy rifles, and the safety is mechanically very simple: Of course, until you verify otherwise (and even afterwards), don't point the muzzle towards anything or anybody you can't stand to see destroyed.
Posted by Brenda (guest) on Tue 10 Apr 2012 12:28:34 AM CDT
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| show fullshow summaryIts a Spanish Mauser, which have a good reputation, but are a liltte out of my area of expertise. Most Mausers of this era did not have an attachment for the sling in the rear, but a slot cut into the stock.The safety lever m,ay or may not be stuck. The...
Its a Spanish Mauser, which have a good reputation, but are a liltte out of my area of expertise. Most Mausers of this era did not have an attachment for the sling in the rear, but a slot cut into the stock.The safety lever m,ay or may not be stuck. The three- o'clock position is safety on, and it locks the bolt down. The 12 o'clock position keeps the safety on and allows you to work the bolt.If it is in the 9 o'clock position, it is in "fire," and if it can't be moved, mostly likely that is because the firing pin is in the "decocked" position. I put that in quotes, because the only way to really decock the bolt is to pull the trigger, so you may as well call it the "fired" position. If this is the case, opening the bolt by lifting the handle upwards will allow the safety lever to engage.The safety can only be engaged while the bolt is cocked.If it is stuck in either of the pther positions, just try oiling it near the axis point, and around the liltte slot that it engages on the firing pin retainer. Don't be afraid to apply a liltte force to work it loose: these are very sturdy rifles, and the safety is mechanically very simple: Of course, until you verify otherwise (and even afterwards), don't point the muzzle towards anything or anybody you can't stand to see destroyed.
Posted by Brenda (guest) on Tue 10 Apr 2012 12:28:34 AM CDT