The Small Arms Encyclopedia - Global Edition by B. Smith

Author:B. Smith [Smith, B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Amazon: B00DXQ03K0
Published: 2013-07-14T05:00:00+00:00

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For further dismounting put the striker with its point turned downward against a convenient bearing (for this purpose a hole is provided in the stock sleeve) (fig. 3). Press home the main spring until the cocking piece can be turned 90°, remove the latter and, in releasing the pressure of the spring, take out the firing pin. The safety catch may be dismounted by turning the wing to the right side.

To remove the bolt sleeve lock, pull it into a position of 90°, where its spindle can be turned in the notch of the bolt lock.

To remove the extractor, pull it to the side with the help of a solid object (for instance with a cartridge), till it disengages the dovetail before the bolt lug (fig. 4). Then turn it to an angle of 90°, and, holding it against a table edge, draw it out of the groove of the extractor ring (fig. 5).

The extractor ring of the bolt should not be dismounted. The extractor and the bolt sleeve lock should seldom be removed.

The assembling is done in the opposite order. Mount the extractor on the extractor ring, until it can be turned and engaged in the groove of the bolt. Put into the bolt lock the bolt sleeve lock spring, then the bolt sleeve lock itself, and turn 90°. Place the main spring on the firing pin, place the safety catch into the bolt sleeve, and compress the main spring, just enough to insert the cocking piece, and turn 90°. The bolt sleeve, thus assembled, is screwed on the bolt. Now the bolt can be pushed into the receiver. When doing so, it is not necessary to push aside the bolt stop, for it disengages itself by the pressure on the bolt.

Figure 5.

THE CZECH ZH29 RIFLE

Although not the first semi-automatic rifle produced in Czechoslovakia, the ZH 29 was the first Czech rifle of this category to become well known and to be exported in any quantity. The design is credited by the Czechs to Emmanuel Holek of ZB. This rifle, chambered for the

·276 Pedersen cartridge, was tested by the United States at Aberdeen Proving Ground in 1929.

This rifle was used by Ethiopia and Thailand to a limited extent.

Characteristics of Czech ZH29

Caliber: 7·92mm

System of operation: Gas, semi-automatic fire (specimens capable of full automatic fire have been reported). Weight: Approx. 10 lb.

Length overall: 45·5 in.

Barrel length: 21·5 in.

Feed mechanism: 10-or 25-round, detachable box magazine.

Sights: Front: Protected blade.

Rear: Tangent leaf adjustable from 100-1400 meters.

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