The landing-force and small-arm instructions, United States Navy, 1905 . ECHANISM* Plate 33. Art. 18 (3). right hand, turn safety-lock down to the left with the forefingerof the right hand, in order to allow the cocking-piece to moveforward in sleeve, thus partially relieving the tension of mam- 414 The Landing-Force and Small-Arm Instructions. spring; with the cocking-piece against the breast, draw back thefiring-pin-sleeve with the forefinger and thumb of right hand andhold it in this position (Plate 32), while removing the strikerwith the left hand; remove firing-pin-sleeve and main-spring;
The landing-force and small-arm instructions, United States Navy, 1905 . ECHANISM* Plate 33. Art. 18 (3). right hand, turn safety-lock down to the left with the forefingerof the right hand, in order to allow the cocking-piece to moveforward in sleeve, thus partially relieving the tension of mam- 414 The Landing-Force and Small-Arm Instructions. spring; with the cocking-piece against the breast, draw back thefiring-pin-sleeve with the forefinger and thumb of right hand andhold it in this position (Plate 32), while removing the strikerwith the left hand; remove firing-pin-sleeve and main-spring;pull firing-pin out of sleeve; turn safety-lock thumb-piece to theright on sleeve and draw it to the rear through the groove madein sleeve for this purpose; turn the extractor to the right, forcingits tongue out of its groove in the front of the bolt, and forcethe extractor forward (Plate 33), and off the bolt. To Assemble Bolt Mechanism. 19. (1) Grasp with the left hand the rear of the bolt, handleup, and turn the extractor-collar with the thumb and forefinger TONGUE. COLLAR. SATETY LUG, Plate 34. Art. 19 (1). of the right hand until its lug is on a line with the safety-lug onthe bolt; take the extractor in the right hand and insert the lug onthe collar in the undercuts in the extractor by pushing the ex-tractor to the rear until its tongue comes in contact with the rimon the face of the bolt (a slight pressure with the left thumbon the top of the rear part of the extractor assists in this oper-ation) ; turn the extractor to the right until it is over the rightlug; take the bolt in the right hand and press the hook of theextractor against the butt-plate (Plate 34) or some rigid object,until the tongue on the extractor enters its groove in the bolt. (2) Place the safety-lock, through the dismounting groove,into position on the sleeve and turn it down to the left so as topermit the firing-pin to enter the sleeve as far as possible; placethe cocking-piece agai
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