Manual

SOVIET RIFLES AND CARBINES
May 1954
1,DENTIFICATION AND OPERATION
ORDI 7-101
(1)
(2)
Remove the one-piece stock.
After the trigger mechanism has been removed as
described for the rifle M1938, press the band retaining catch and slide the stock
band forward. This permits removal of the two perforated metal guards, which
are placed forward of the handguard and stock (fig. 69).
This also permits the
removal of the handguard (fig. 70). Then remove the screw from the right side
of the stock, just forward of, and above, the magazine opening (fig. 71). Sepa-
rate the stock from the barrel and receiver assembly (fig. 72).
To remove the operating rod of the Ml940 (fig. 73), pull the rod to the rear and
grasp the end of the operating rod plunger, which protrudes from the receiver
just above the breech.
Maintain a firm grasp on the operating rod plunger and
pull the operating rod forward until its rear end clears the rear sight base; then
pull it to the side and back out of the gas cylinder.
The operating rod plunger,
which is under the pressure of the operating rod spring, should be slowly re-
leased and removed, along with the operating rod spring.
The gas cylinder can
then be pulled to the rear and removed (fig, 74).
b. The assembly of this rifle is the same as that of the rifle Ml938 with the exception of
the stock and operating rod assembly, which is described in a(1) and (2) above.
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NOTE: Care should be exercised to make certain that the trigger mechanism is prop-
erly assembled to the receiver.
Considerable pressure is required to force
it against the stock and into the catch; if it is not properly connected it will
loosen and fall out.
c. The care and cleaning of this rifle is the same as that required for United States rifles.
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d. Each rifle is furnished with a one-piece cleaning rod which is fitted in the stock. An
accessory pouch (fig. 68) is carried by each rifleman.
A bayonet and scabbard is issued with
each rifle, as shown in figure 75.
FIGURE 69. REMOVING THE TOP BARREL JACKET.
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