Manual

shoulder in the receiver. The mechanism is then
unlocked. The recoil of slide dnd breech block
continues, the extractor removes the spent case
from the chamber: extraction is completed; then
the hammer, pushed by the slide, is forced to pivot
to the rear.
As recoil continues, the base of the spent case
contacts the ejector, an integral part of the receiv-
er; the case is then thrown out of the gun to the
right, through the ejection opening.
buring this rear movement, the return springs,
housed in the butt, are compressed by the slide
rod, hinged to the rear of the slide.
The piston has returned to its forward position,
as its spl’ing relaxed.
3. FORWARD ACTION OF THE MECHANISM
The return springs, compressed during the rear
movement of the mechanism, now relax and drive
the breech block assembly forward. The breech
block pushes the next cartridge towards the cham-
ber, while the hammer is held in the cocked
position by the safety sear: the front of the
breech block contacts the rear portion of the bar-
rel; the cartridge is chambered and the base of
its case seized by the extractor claw.
The slide acts on the upper shoulder of the
breech block and forces its rear end downwards,
causing its lock shoulder to engage in the locking
recess in the receiver. The mechanism is now
lacked.
The slide continues its forward movement alone:
towards the end of its course, the safety sear is
tripped by the shoulder on the rear left underside
of the slide, which causes the sear to pivot and the
hammer to be released; the rear end of the firing
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