User Manual

IV. Description
1. Barrel, receiver, cocking mechanism, sights and handguard (eventually bipods)
(fig. 5).
The barrel is fixed, at its rear portion, to the trunion block. At its fore end it has a
threaded flash suppresser.
The receiver is fabricated from a sheet metal stamping. At its fore end it is joined,
by welding, to the trunion block. At the rear it is joined to the buttstock by two
crosspins. On its lower section it has the magazine well, and to this part the grip
assembly is joined by a crosspin.
The cocking mechanism is situated on top of the barrel. The cocking handle folds;
it serves to cock and feed the weapon and also permits locking the firing block in
its retarded position via a slot cut into the end of the guide tube provided for this
purpose.
The sighting mechanism consists of a front point sight and an adjustable rear sight
with four positions: one with a rapid acquisition blade for distances up to 100 m.
And three of a <<diopter>> type for firing from 100 to 200 m., 300 m. and 400 m.
The wooden handguard is provided, at both of it's ends, with metallic
reinforcements to provide attachment points to the weapon. The rear extreme fits
into a circular groove on the trunion, and the forward extreme is held via a clamp
that encircles the barrel and a screw that locks it in position.
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