Carl Gustav m45
Carl Gustav m45
Carl Gustav m45
FABRIKSVERK
SUBMACHINE
GUN
Carl - Gustaf
GUN f
FldRSVARETS
FABRIKSVERK
SWEDEN
Head
office:
FABRIKSSTYRELSE Birger address: Jorlsgatan 7, Stockholm 7
BFabriksverketB.
Tel. 22 36 60
Factories:
CARL GUSTAFS small arms STADS etc. KARLSBORG, arms, aircraft Karlsborg machine Karlstad for guns etc. GEVXRSFAKTORI, Eskilstuna
ZAKRISDAL, primers,
cartridge-cases
CENTRALA
torpedoes
TORPEDVERKSTADEN,
Motala
AKERS KRUTBRUK,
powder, smoke
Akers Styckebruk
producers,
gas-masks
etc.
CONTENTS
SHORT
DESCRIPTION
5 5
8
feotures parts
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9 10
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of the magozine
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11 11
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the gun empty
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fire
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Semiautomatic Manner of
and automatic
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13 14
carrying and
assembling
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
of submachine gun Carl - Gustaf
Introduction.
The
submachine of light
gun,
is a small back -
compact It is heavy
weapon magazine
weight
construction.
on the blow
bolt system.
in any position.
General features.
Caliber: Magazine:
filled 7,5 g 60
by hond
Ballistics:
about 400 mlsec. kgm at 300 m about 28 kgm about 1500 m 300 m at semi200 m at auto-
Impact energy Range: Maximum Practicable automatic matic fire Rate of fire: Weights: About The The The 6509 Dimensions: length
about
and about
10 rounds
loaded
808 mm
550 mm
Sling Magazine Wiper, Vaseline Front 2 sight bag parts, box key and brush
BUTT
STOCK
-1 ?
RECOIL
SPRING
COCKfNG
HANDLE 1 --. \I
RECEIVER
Firing pin
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BARREL
SLEEVE BARREL
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Principal
parts.
The
principal
parts:
barrel, barrel receiver pistol front back piece and firing mechanism,
butt stock, bolt with cocking magazine. The barrel the barrel The on barrel to the is mounted in the receiver sleeve. sleeve Dismantling is provided On the with barrel front and is secured 15. screwing there are and front mechanism. with In the sleeve sight is the there and hole. of is a nut for sleeve see page handle
receiver.)
front sight with catch spring, sling swivel. The receiver carries On its rear a catch far front barrel
sight guard
the bolt and the firing and a rear is threaded the upper a trigger sling
a bracket swivel.
with a guide
to be found and on the under side, the magazine a magazine receiver are The safety locking slots firing catch and with slots for guard. is provided an ejector. piece, handle, of trigger Furthermore
Internally
manoeuvrelower part
which
in an open position
by means of a front
bolP) ejector.
has On bent
an
action feed
face rib
with
an
in the front
for- extractor
underside The
handle a spring
is mounted. being
into a hole on the left side of the receiver. is a rod magazine with holes can be judged see page 15. for 36 cartridges. so that the number is provided
magazine
magazine
approximately.
HANDLING
How the gun works.
The action of the gun is based on the blow back-heavy boll The system. cocking handle is pulled back to the cocked posi-
tion at which the recoil spring is compressed, and then a loaded magazine is inserted in the magazine guide until it locks. When and zine which in the is the trigger driven is pressed, by the heavy the recoil bolt spring. from is released The feed the maga-
forward
chamber. firing
cartridge The
exploding
cartridge
case
and moving
parts
to the rear.
case strikes
against
.
the ejector spring and is ejected from the next cartridge the gun. The in position magazine pushes for feeding. position.
Safety.
The gun is made safe with the bolt in the rear On certain position By (a) Safety making cocking where The occasions the bolt can be locked with the following: position: the bolt into in the rear the spring. special position: position in accordance safe with is
in the rear
position safety
the slot
handle
the
Fig
7.
The gun
is released
ready
for
firing.
Safety precautions.
1.
2.
locking with the bolt in the forward position ought to be used only when there is a risk that the chamber and the magazine ejector snowopening or sandstorms, guide [during can be soiled movements the in through trenches, etc.). to be ought the in
creeping
3.
10
.
Filling of the magazine.
Filling without wing The lips The of the magazine magazine filler manner. cartridge down is placed to is the between held the is the is carried in the out
follo-
position.
repeated
is filled
the magazine).
Loading.
loading position
can be
with the bolt in the rear back (Fig. the 6). empty magazine. bolt with the
safety right
Remove Insert
the
in the magazine
guide.
Release gun
The as No.
change 1.
of the but
combat
mentioned
safety
in accordance
locked position.
(by pressing in
Lock the bolt in the forward the cocking Remove the empty
position
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3.
Insert loading
in the is to be position.
Somewhat
The gun is now loaded with the bolt in the forward locked position. i.e. the cocking is brought NOTE. position, instance The Before handle is pulled outwards
back to cocked position. bolt must always accidental way be locked shots may (Fig. 9). with the bolt The bolt is in the forward be fired, fat
otherwise
in the following
against
from
forward
by the recoil
shots.
Fig 9.
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Fig
10.
lying
position
for
firing.
Semiautomatic
and automatic
f ire.
shots,
the trigger
too slowly,
2 or more shots
the trigger
is desired.
Various
positions
Fig
directly 17.
directly 16.
directly 14.
in Fig.
13
c ,
Fig 15.
Fig 16.
Fig 17.
14
The
[Fig. bolt,
5) can
be dismantled: magazine
Back guide,
extractor,
barrel.
can be dismantled. that the gun is empty and the bolt in Grasp back piece with press hole fore and hand and in the catch of of the back Back
forward back
thumb [through
piece). Turn
spring.
extractor in
spring and
from
extractor
plate
sliding
in its slot.
15
.
Remove barrel sleeve by unscrewing object, for barrel sleeve nut. in by
sleeve
the front
Remove The
sleeve
and
magazine after
is dismantled
can be dismantled. detailed only. is done in reversed order. dismantling should be performed by
armourers Assembling
NOTES. If the catch of the back piece should ensure before mounting the back hove fallen that apart,
piece,
the slots
of the catch engage with the pins of back piece (Fig. 19).
Fig
19.
of of
catch
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F&&g
af the
position, catch.
butt stock.
To extend the butt stock, seize the shoulder support with the right hand and jerk the butt stock to the right and backwards. back the elastic stock from When the butt stock unintentionally is swung during entirely the butt firing. catch is locked, thus preventing
being folded
To fold the butt stock, seize the upper shank with the right hand and press the knob of the catch lock to the left forwards. At the right beginning of the movement the back part of the the butt stock hip. can be conveniently tapped against (Fig. 20). ierk the butt stock to the right and At the same time
Cleaning.
The
gun
No oiled
15. All
dirt
is
removed manner.
in the normal
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