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Part Number Description

1 Firing Pin
2 Cocking Piece
3 Safety
4 Firing Pin Spring
5 Safety Detent Spring
6 Safety Detent
7 Safety Screw
8 Bolt Sleeve
9 Bolt Body

1) Figure 1 shows the 1891

Argentine Mauser.

Safety: With the rifle pointed

in a safe direction, open the
bolt and make sure the rifle
is not loaded.

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2) Open the bolt.

3) Pull the bolt to the rear of

the receiver.

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4) Open the bolt stop and

remove the bolt.

5) To remove (rotate) the bolt

sleeve you need to pull back
on the cocking piece and
keep it in extended. I have
tried different methods
including wire, string, and
the edge of a counter top.
The method I found to be
most effective and safe is the
edge of a counter top.

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6) Place the edge of the

cocking piece on the edge of
the counter top as shown in
figure 6.

7) Pull the bolt body down so

the cocking piece is fully
extended as shown in figure
7.

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8) Slip a washer or coin

(penny) in the gap between
the cocking piece and bolt
sleeve. Allow the cocking
piece to retract back and
stop on the edge of the coin.

9) Figure 9 shows the

extended cocking piece held
in place by a coin stuck in
the gap between the bolt
sleeve and cocking piece.

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10) Rotate the bolt sleeve

counter clockwise to
unscrew from the bolt body.

11) Separate the bolt body

from the firing pin assembly.

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12) Place the tip of the firing

pin against a block of wood.
Compress the bolt sleeve
against the firing pin spring
so the gap between the bolt
sleeve and cocking piece
widens enough to remove
the coin.

13) Place the tip of the firing

pin against a block of wood.
Compress the bolt sleeve
against the firing pin spring
so the cocking piece
completely clears the bolt
sleeve and can be rotated.

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14) Rotate the cocking piece

counter clockwise. It is
threaded and you will need to
completely unscrew it to be
removed.

15) Once unscrewed, remove

the cocking piece.

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16) Allow the firing pin spring

to slowly expand.

17) Remove the bolt sleeve.

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18) Remove the firing pin

spring from the firing pin.

19) Unscrew the safety

screw.

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20) Remove the safety screw.

21) Allow the safety detent

and safety detent spring to
fall out of the safety.

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22) Separate the safety

detent and safety detent
spring.

23) Remove the safety from

the bolt sleeve.

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24) Figure 24 shows the

disassembled bolt.

We do not recommend
removing the bolt extractor.
This should only be done if
the extractor is damaged and
needs to be replaced.

Reassembly Instructions
25) Insert the safety into the
bolt sleeve.

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26) Combine the safety

detent and safety detent
spring.

27) Insert the safety detent

and safety detent spring into
the safety with the safety
detent going in first.

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28) Replace the safety screw.

29) Tighten the safety screw.

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30) Combine the firing pin

spring and the firing pin.

31) Note that the firing pin

has a groove that protrudes
the length of the firing pin.
This groove is mated to a
channel in the bolt sleeve.

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32) Place the tip of the firing

pin against a block of wood.
Place the bolt sleeve over the
firing pin. Make certain to
align the groove on the firing
pin with the channel in the
bolt sleeve. Compress the
firing pin spring by pushing
down on the bolt sleeve.

33) Place the cocking piece

over the threads of the rear
of the firing pin and rotate
clockwise.

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34) Rotate the cocking piece

until the sear lug (the
protruding side of the
cocking piece) is aligned to
the channel in the bolt sleeve
(as shown in figure 34).

35) While keeping the bolt

sleeve compressed insert a
coin in the open slot between
the bolt sleeve and cocking
piece as shown in figure 35.

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36) Allow the firing pin spring

to expand and the lip of the
bolt sleeve will hold the coin
in place against the cocking
piece as shown in figure 36.

37) Insert the firing pin

assembly into the bolt body.

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38) Rotate the bolt sleeve

clockwise, screwing the
threaded part of the bolt
sleeve into the bolt body.

39) Figure 39 shows the bolt

sleeve in its final position.

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40) Rest the edge of the sear

lug (cocking piece) against
the edge of the counter top
and pull the bolt body down
so the gap between the bolt
sleeve and the cocking piece
expands enough for the coin
to fall or be pulled out.

41) Insert the bolt in the

receiver.

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42) Figure 42 shows the

completed bolt disassembly
and reassembly.

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