Technical data

TM 9-1005-319-23&P 0035
0035-1
FIELD MAINTENANCE
BLANK FIRING ATTACHMENT MAINTENANCE
INSTALLATION, REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT, REMOVAL
INITIAL SETUP:
Materials/Parts
Cleaner, lubricant, and preservative (CLP) (WP 0045, item 9)
Paint, enamel (Red  Rifles) (WP 0045, item 24)
Paint, enamel (Yellow  Carbines) (WP 0045, item 25)
WARNING
Do not keep live ammunition near work area.
Only blank cartridge M200 is to be used when the blank firing attachment is
attached to the rifle/carbine.
Do not fire blank ammunition at a target at distances of less than 20 feet
(6.1 m). The unburned propellant grains can cause injury within this
distance.
INSTALLATION
1 v s 3 2 3
1
2
Figure 1. Unscrewing Slide.
NOTE
M23 blank firing attachment is stamped "M4 Carbine Only" painted yellow and may
be used on the M4 and M4A1 carbines. M15A2 blank firing attachment is painted
red and is used on the M16A2, M16A3, and M16A4 rifle.
1. Unscrew and pull slide (1) all the way out on the blank firing attachment (2).