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.
