Manual

the hammer each time the mechanism closes after

the breech is completely locked: firing is auto-

matic,

When the firer releases the trigger, the nose

of the sear rises, catches hold of the hammer,

which then pushes the sear slightly to the rear;

this positions the tail of the sear over the heel of

the trigger and the mechanism is then cocked,

ready to fire the next burst.

c) A rear position “R”, which sets the

mecho-

nism at semi-automatic (single shot); the rear tip

of the trigger is now against a shallower bent in

the change lever than in position “A”, pressing

the trigger therefore pivots the sear to a lesser

degree so that after the first shot has been fired,

the hammer will be caught by the sear. This

moves slightly forward under the action of its

spring and is thus placed in front of the heel of the

trigger, i.e. no longer in contact.

Firing another

cartridge is therefore impossible if pressure on the

trigger is maintained.

To continue firing, the trigger must be released;

when this is done, the hammer turns slightly under

action of its spring;

it is in contact with the

sear, it pushes the sear towards the rear so that

the tail of the sear comes over the heel of the

trigger; pressure on the trigger will now fire the

second shot, and so on.

Note

If automatic fire is not required, the

change lever can be removed and another change

lever fitted with indent for semi-automatic fire

only, i.e. with 2 instead of 3 settings.

Any sol-

dier can easily make this substitution.