The Gun Digest Book of Firearms Assembly/Disassembly Part IV - Centerfire Rifles. J B Wood
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18. Remove the wood-screw at the rear of the trigger plate.
19. Remove the screw at the front of the trigger plate.
20. Remove the buttstock from the receiver.
21. Remove the trigger plate from the buttstock.
22. If the trigger assembly is to be taken apart, first remove the trigger springs at front and rear.
23. After the springs are removed, (they are still in place in this photo) drifting out the crosspins will release the triggers to be taken out. The two adjustment screws are best left in place.
24. If the rear sight is to be drifted out of its dovetail mount, first remove the sight spring. The front sight is also dovetail mounted.
25. This screw, on the upper inside of the receiver, is a limit or bearing screw that retains no part. It can be left in place.
Reassembly Tips:
1. When installing the ejector, it goes into its slot in the orientation shown here.
2. For reinsertion, it is best to hook the ejector into the breechblock, as shown.
Egyptian Hakim
Similar/Identical Pattern Guns
The same basic assembly/disassembly steps for the Egyptian Hakim also apply to the following guns:
Swedish Ljungmann AG42
Swedish Ljungmann AG42B
| Data: | Egyptian Hakim |
| Origin: | Egypt |
| Manufacturer: | Egyptian arsenals |
| Cartridge: | 7.92mm Mauser |
| Magazine capacity: | 10 rounds |
| Overall length: | 47.80 inches |
| Barrel length: | 24-½ inches |
| Weight: | 10 pounds 6 ounces |
The Hakim is the Egyptian version of a rifle that originated in Sweden. The original Swedish guns were the AG42 and AG42B, popularly known as the Ljungmann or the Eklund-Ljungmann, after the designer and the gas system. Mechanically, the AG42B and the Hakim are identical. The earlier AG42 has some small differences in the trigger and extractor, but these will cause no difficulty in takedown or reassembly.
Disassembly:
1. With the internal hammer in the fired position, remove the magazine. If the catch has been locked for top loading, it will be necessary to insert a tool to unlock it, as shown. The catch is then pushed toward the magazine to release it.
2. Set the safety-lever in central position, as shown.
3. Move the bolt cover forward until it is clear of the receiver end piece, and lift the end piece straight up for removal.
4. Remove the cover and the recoil spring system toward the rear. The springs are easily taken out of the cover.
5. Move the bolt and bolt carrier assembly rearward out of the receiver.
6. Invert the carrier. Lift the bolt at the rear, and move it forward out of the bolt carrier.
7. The firing pin and its return spring are retained in the bolt by a cross pin that has a split-end lock tip on the left side of the bolt. Make a tool with a V-end, such as the one shown (arrow), to compress the lock tip and push the pin out toward the right. The firing pin and its spring are then taken out rearward.
8. There is an access slot at the rear edge of the extractor. Insert a small tool, and lift the front of the extractor spring until it clears the shoulder on the extractor. Use a small drift in the notch at the rear of the spring to push it forward for removal.
9. Tip the extractor forward and remove it from its recess in the bolt.
10. If the front sight is to be removed, turning the adjustment screw counter-clockwise will move it out of its dovetail. If removal of the entire unit is too be done, it is necessary to use a tool to unscrew the nut at the muzzle.
11. Remove the screw on the underside at the front of the forward barrel band.
12. Slide the front barrel band forward off the stock.
13. Insert a tool to lift the middle band latch until its inner lug clears, and slide the band off toward the front.