1)
Point the rifle in a safe direction. Open
the bolt. Make sure rifle is unloaded.
2)
Remove bolt by pressing trigger and pulling
bolt out of rifle.
3)
Unscrew the cleaning rod.
4)
Remove the cleaning rod.
5)
Unscrew the forward guard screw.
6) Remove the forward
guard screw.
7) Unscrew the rear
guard screw.
8) Remove the rear guard
screw.
9) Remove the guard. If
the guard is difficult to remove you can tap
one side of the guard lightly followed by
tapping the opposite side.
10)
Unscrew the retainer screw.
11)
Remove the retainer screw.
12) Slide back and out the follower housing
assembly.
13) Push out the follower hinge pin and
remove.
14) Separate the follower from the follower
housing.
15) Pivot the follower
spring.
16) Remove the follower
spring from the follower housing.
Alternate Disassembly Instructions as
suggested by R. Ted Jeo
13a) This is perhaps the hardest and
trickiest part of the Carcano rifle. I find
that I don't have the finger strength or
dexterity to compress the flat spring and
pop out the retaining pin.
14a) I devised an alternative method using ½
of a wooden clothespin. I had to sand/file
the sides of the clothespin to fit in
between the sides of the follower holder.
Then I slowly compress the entire device in
a vise.
15a) Once the tension is released, it is
quite easy to drift out the retaining pin.
16a) The parts of the follower.
17) Unscrew the clip
latch screw.
18) Remove the clip latch screw.
19) Remove the clip latch and clip latch
spring.
20) Separate the clip latch spring from the
clip latch.
21) Unscrew the forward band screw.
22) Remove the forward band screw.
23) Slide the forward band off of the end of
the barrel.
24) Depress the rear sight spring.
25) Swing the rear sight to the rear if it
is not already
26) Depress the lower band spring. I have
found that padded rubber, quick clamps are
invaluable in disassembling firearms. I
compress the spring with the quick clamp.
This leaves my hands free to remove the
upper band.
27) Using non-marring tools such as a wooden
dowel and a mallet, tap the lower band
forward. Because the band rests in a groove
in the hand guard the hand guard will move
forward as well.
28) Remove the clamp and continue to
tap the lower band and hand guard forward.
29) Slide the lower band
off of the barrel and remove the hand guard.
30) Separate the
barreled receiver from the rifle stock.
31) Unscrew the upper screw on the side rear
sling bar.
32) Remove the upper screw on the side rear
sling bar.
33) Unscrew the lower screw on the side rear
sling bar.
34) Remove the lower screw on the side rear
sling bar.
35) Remove the side rear sling bar.
36) Unscrew the rear screw on the rear sling
swivel.
37) Remove the rear screw on the rear sling
swivel.
38) Unscrew the forward screw on the rear
sling swivel.
39) Remove the forward screw on the rear
sling swivel.
40) Remove the rear sling swivel.
41) Unscrew the upper
butt plate screw.
42) Remove the upper
butt plate screw.
43) Unscrew the lower
butt plate screw.
44) Remove the lower butt plate screw.
45) Remove the butt plate.
47) Remove the sear pin.
48) Remove the trigger assembly.
49) Remove the sear
spring.
50) Remove the ejector.
51) Separate the bolt
stop front he trigger assembly.
52) I do not recommend
disassembling the trigger further unless
necessary to replace broken or worn parts.
If necessary there are two trigger stud pins
pictured in figure 52. They are normally
staked into place and will be difficult to
remove.
Reassembly Instructions
53) Insert the ejector
aligned as shown in figure 53.
54) Insert the bolt
stop.
55) Install the sear
spring.
56) Place the trigger
assembly in place.
57) Attach the bolt stop
to the trigger assembly.
58) Insert the sear pin.
59) Figure 59 shows the
assembled trigger from the side of the bolt
stop.
60) Operate the trigger
to make certain it functions properly.
61) Install the butt
plate.
62) Install the upper
butt plate screw.
63) Tighten the
upper butt plate screw only partially.
64) Install the lower
butt plate screw.
65) Tighten the lower
butt plate screw.
66) Tighten the upper
butt plate screw fully.
67) Install the side
rear sling bar.
68) Install the upper
screw on the side rear sling bar.
69) Tighten the upper
screw on the side rear sling bar.
70) Install the lower
screw on the side rear sling bar.
71) Tighten the lower
screw on the side rear sling bar.
72) Install the rear
sling swivel.
73) Install the rear
screw on the rear sling swivel.
74) Tighten the rear
screw on the rear sling swivel.
75) Install the forward
screw on the rear sling swivel.
76) Tighten the forward
screw on the rear sling swivel.
77) Install the barreled
receiver into the rifle stock.
78) Install the hand
guard near the front of the barrel.
79) Slide the lower band
over the front sight with the sling loop
pointing to the left side of the rifle.
80) Place the lower band
over the slot on the hand guard.
81) Slide the hand guard
and the lower band until the lower band
slides over the lower band spring and
locks into place.
82) Not alignment of
bayonet lug in figure 82. The round end of
the lug should be pointing towards the from
the the barrel.
83) Slide the upper band
over the front sight.
84) Install the upper
band screw.
85) Tighten the upper
band screw.
86) Install the cleaning
rod.
87) Tighten the cleaning
rod.
88) Install the follower
spring into the follower housing.
89) Figure 89 shows the
correctly seated follower spring.
90) Install the
follower.
91) Partially install
the follower hinge pin.
92) Pivot the follower
down and this will depress the follower
spring. Finish inserting the follower hinge
pin.
Alternate Reassembly Instructions as
suggested by R. Ted Jeo
92a) Use an alternative method using ½ of
a wooden clothespin and a vise.
93) Insert the clip
latch spring into the clip latch.
94) Insert the clip
latch spring and the clip latch into the
trigger guard. Align the holes and insert
the clip latch screw.
95) Tighten the clip
latch screw.
96) Slide in the
follower housing assembly.
97) Figure 97 shows a
close-up of the follower housing assembly in
place and pivoting back.
98) Install the retainer
screw.
99) Tighten the retainer
screw.
100) Install the hand
guard.
101) Install the forward
guard screw.
102) Install the rear
guard screw.
103) Partially tighten
the forward guard screw.
104) Partially tighten
the rear guard screw.
105) Fully tighten the
forward guard screw.
106) Fully tighten the
rear guard screw.
107) Depress the trigger
and install the bolt.
108) Fully close the
bolt and you have finished reassembling the
Mannlicher Carcano 1891/41.
