Manual

SOVIET RIFLES AND CARBINES
May 1954
, IDENTIFICATION AND OPERATION
ORDI 7-101
c. This rifle is loaded in the same manner as the United States carbine M2. Insert the
loaded magazine from the bottom; pull the bolt back, and release it.
As the bolt moves for-
ward, it slides a round out of the magazine and chambers it.
The rifle also may be loaded
from the top, with five-round clips, without removing the magazine.
To load in this manner,
pull the bolt back, insert the rounds, then allow the bolt to slide forward.
Turn the safety
rearward. The rifle is then ready for either semiautomatic or automatic fire, depending on
the setting of the change lever. Before squeezing the trigger, observe all safety precautions
used when firing United States rifles. After the last shot, the bolt remains open.
NOTE 1: Care should be taken in loading the magazine to make certain that the rim of
each round is placed forward of the preceding round.
NOTE 2: A loaded weapon may be accidentally discharged by a jolt.
This is due to the
peculiar construction of the sear and sear spring, and the failure of the de-
signer to provide the necessary safety features.
d. Unload the weapon as follows:
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(1) Place the rifle on safe.
(2) Press the magazine release forward and remove the magazine.
(3) Open the bolt and extract the cartridge from the chamber.
(4) After inspecting the chamber, release the bolt.
e. To remove the bayonet, place the rifle stock on the ground and, grasping the rifle in
the a?ea of the gas cylinder with one hand and the bayonet with the other hand, pull the bayonet
up until it stops; then force the bayonet outward, swing it downward to the stop, pull the handle
forward, and remove the bayonet from the rifle.
f . Remove the cleaning rod by pulling the head of the cleaning rod away from the rifle,
and withdrawing the rod with a forward motion.
58. SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE Ml938 (SVT)
a. The safety is set by rotating it downward into a vertical position behind the trigger.
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b. This rifle is loaded in the same manner as the Ml936 Simonov. After the magazine
4-s been inserted, swing the safety to the left, pull the bolt back and release it.
The weapon
‘s now ready to fire.
Before squeezing the trigger, observe all safety precautions used in
riring United States rifles.
The bolt will remain open after the last round has been fired.
c. To unload the rifle, place the rifle on safe (swing the safety into vertical position in
line with the trigger); press the magazine catch forward, and at the same time remove the
magazine; pull the bolt back and extract the cartridge.
After inspecting the chamber, release
the bolt.
d. To remove the bayonet, press the catch found on the left side of the bayonet handle to
the rTght, and at the same time push the bayonet forward and remove it.
When the bayonet is
not mounted on the rifle, it is carried in a scabbard attached to the soldier’s belt.
e.
To remove the cleaning rod, press the catch at the rear end, and push it forward.
PullThe catch to the side and then remove the rod with a rearward motion.
69. SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE Ml940 (SVT)
The operating instructions for the semiautomatic rifle Ml940 are the same as those for the
Ml938 semiautomatic, except that the cleaning rod is removed by pressing the cleaning rod
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