Safety First! With the rifle pointed in a safe direction, open the bolt and make sure the rifle is not loaded.
1) Rotate the bolt to the twelve o'clock position.
2) Pull the bolt to the rear.
3) Depress the bolt stop.
4) Remove the bolt from the reciever.
5) Unscrew the cleaning rod.
6) Remove the cleaning rod.
7) I have found that padded rubber, quick clamps are invaluable in disassembling firearms. I take a small slender tool like a steel punch and lay it against the upper band spring as pictured in figure 7. Then I compress it against the spring with the quick clamp. This leaves my hands free to remove the upper band.
8) Using non-marring tools such as a wooden dowel and a mallet, tap off the upper band.
9) Remove the upper band.
10) Compress the lower band spring.
11) If tight, tap the lower band over the lower spring.
12) Once started you can remove the clamp and continue to tap the lower band forward.
13) Slide the lower band off of the barrel.
14) Unscrew the rear sight screw.
15) Remove the rear sight screw.
16) Depress the magazine catch.
17) Slightly slide the magazine floor plate to the rear and remove.
18) Slide the magazine spring from the magazine floor plate.
19) Slide the magazine spring from the follower.
20) Unscrew the rear guard screw.
21) Unscrew the forward guard screw.
22) Remove the forward guard screw.
23) Remove the rear guard screw.
24) Remove the guard. If the guard is difficult to remove you can turn the rifle over and tap the guard out from the top using a wooden dowel.
25) Separate the barreled receiver from the rifle stock.
26) Lift the rear sight.
27) Lift the hand guard and rotate in either direction 90 degrees.
28) Remove the hand guard and lower the rear sight.
29) Using a punch, tap out the sear pin.
30) Remove the sear pin and separate the trigger assembly from the receiver.
31) Remove the sear spring.
32) Tap out the trigger pin.
33) Separate the trigger and sear.
34) It is easier to remove the bolt stop screw if the bolt stop is held in place.
35) Unscrew the bolt stop screw.
36) Remove the bolt stop screw.
37) Separate the bolt stop from the receiver.
38) Using a punch, tap out the rear sight pin.
39) Remove the rear sight pin.
40) Place a flat blade screw driver in the indentation at the forward part of the rear sight leaf.
41) Push down on the rear sight leaf with the screw driver while pulling the rear sight leaf to the rear. This will allow you to remove the rear sight leaf.
42) Lift the rear sight base from the front.
43) Remove the rear sight base.
44) Remove the rear sight leaf spring from the base.
Reassembly Instructions
45) Install the rear sight leaf spring into the sight base.
46) Insert the rear sight base under the lip to the rear as shown in figure 46.
47) Set the front of the rear sight frame down.
48) Place a flat blade screw driver in the indentation at the forward part of the rear sight leaf.
49) Push down on the rear sight leaf with the screw driver while pushing the rear sight leaf forward. When you release pressure the leaf should stay held in place by the rear sight leaf spring.
50) Insert the rear sight pin.
51) Tap the rear sight pin in place.
52) Install the bolt stop.
53) Install the bolt stop screw.
54) Tighten the bolt stop screw.
55) Open and close the bolt stop a couple of times to make certain it is correctly installed and not binding.
56) Insert the trigger into the sear as shown in figure 56.
57) Insert the trigger pin.
58) Tap in the trigger pin.
59) Insert the sear spring.
60) Compress the sear against the receiver. I have found that using a quick clamp to hold the sear in place leaves your hands free while you install the sear pin.
61) Install the sear pin into the sear.
62) Tap the sear pin into place with a punch.
63) Test the trigger and make certain it does not bind and functions properly.
64) Lift the rear sight. Turn the hand guard as shown in figure 64. Slide the hand guard over the rear sight.
65) Turn the handguard so it is parallel to the barrel and the front of the hand guard is pointing towards the front sight.
66) Set the rear hand guard in place and lower the rear sight.
67) Install the barreled receiver into the rifle stock.
68) Slide the lower band over the front sight assembly.
69) Slide the lower band over the lower band spring and snap it into place.
70) Figure 70 shows the direction the rounded edge of the bayonet lug should point towards when installed.
71) Slide the upper band over the front sight assembly.
72) Compress the upper band spring and tap the upper band into place until it locks.
73) Insert the rear sight screw.
74) Tighten the rear sight screw.
75) Insert the hand guard.
76) Insert the forward guard screw.
77) Insert the rear guard screw.
78) Tighten partially the forward guard screw.
79) Tighten partially the rear guard screw.
80) Tighten the forward guard screw completely.
81) Tighten completely the rear guard screw.
82) Figure 82 shows the the side of the magazine spring with the tapered section. This is the section that fits into the bottom of the magazine follower.
83) Slide the tapered part of the magazine spring into the magazine follower.
84) Slide the other end of the magazine spring into the magazine floor plate.
85) Insert the magazine floor plate/follower assembly into the magazine well of the rifle.
86) Snap the magazine floor plate into place.
87) Insert the cleaning rod.
88) Tighten the cleaning rod.
89) Insert the bolt into the receiver.
90) Push the bolt fully forward in the receiver.
91) Close the bolt.
92) You have completed the disassembly and reassembly of the Turkish Mauser.
