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Your comprehensive guide to disassembly and reassembly steps for cartridge military rifles. Everything from the Trapdoor Springfield to the AK47 is included! 49 finish breakdowns PLUS 31 partial disassemblies of variations. This is by far the best book on this topic out there. You won't find any sporterized rifles or pieces of junk here. All the guns are collectible classics. The astounding part, given the price, is that each single picture in this book (1500+) is printed in FULL COLOR on coated paper. You won't find a better value...that's for sure. Find out why the editor of American Rifleman calls this "an priceless reference...and a must buy for all gun enthusiasts." Partial List of Rifles Covered: The French M1866 Chassepot, M1867/77 Austrian Werndl, The Remington Rolling Block, The Peabody Rifle, British .577 Snider-Enfield, The .45-70 Trapdoor Springfield, Swiss Vetterli, U.S. Model 1882 Chaffee-Reece, The French Gras, Russian Berdan Model 1870, Mauser Model 1871 and 1871/84, Portuguese M1886 Kropatschek , Dutch Model 1871/88 Beaumont Vitali, British .577-450 Martini-Henry, German Gew. 1888 Commission Rifle, The Krag-Jorgensen, The Early Mannlichers, Models 1886 90, Mannlicher M95 Rifle and Carbine, Mannlicher M1895 Turnbolt, Italian Carcano, Model 1891 Mausers, Mauser Rifles and Carbines, M1892 96, 1898 Mauser Rifles and 98k Carbines, The Mukden Type 13 Mauser, The Siamese M1903 (Type 45) Mauser, The U.S. Model 1903 Springfield, Portuguese M1904 Mauser-Vergueiro, Italian Vetterli Rifles and Carbines, French Lebel, French Berthier Model 1916, Enfield P14 and U.S. Model 1917, Enfield No. 1, Mark III , Enfield No. 4, Mark I*, Arisaka Type 44 Carbine, Arisaka Type 38 and Type 99 Rifles, Russian Mosin-Nagant Rifles & Carbines , Finnish Mosin-Nagant Rifles & Carbines, Swiss K31 Schmidt Rubin Carbine, Earlier Schmidt Rubin Longarms, Canadian Ross Rifles, M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, French MAS Model 1936, The SKS, Ljungman AG-42B - Egyptian Hakim, The Fabrique Nationale FN 49, The AK47, The Rashid. Full color, deluxe coated paper, 1500+ photographs.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
The best disassembly/assembly book for old military rifles
By Michael F. Carrick
I not long ago purchased an Amberg 1871/84 Mauser rifle with Bavarian Regimental markings. The vender shipped it with the bolt removed.

I couldn't get the bolt to go in, so I consulted the NRA assemblage book that I keep in my shop, but it was no help.

As I studied the gun, I realized the cartridge lifter was in the down position and was preventing the insertion of the bolt.

I could see no way to raise it, even with tame prying.

So, I went upstairs and got Mowbray's book from my library and read that a strong rapid pull of the bolt was necessary to raise the cartridge lifter. Ah! I filed a hook-notch on the end of a sturdy rod, hooked it on the top back of the lifter, gave a strong jerk, and up popped the lifter.

I in all probability pushed the lifter down while I was fooling around with the gun before I tried to insert the bolt. I won't do that again!

This disassembly/assembly book is the best of the ten or twelve similar books I have in my library. The step-by-step photographs are a outstanding addition to the explanatory text. If you collect, shoot, or study military cartridge guns of the world, you need this book.

7 of 7 humans found the following review helpful.
Stunning
By Michael D. Richard
The division on disassembly of the Krag is, alone, worth the price of this book. Everything else is gravy, and an magnificent gravy. This volume holds not merely pieces I had never seen, but ones I had never heard of.
The photos are clear, disturb spots are highlighted in the text, and the instructions are plain. A great value.

6 of 6 persons found the following review helpful.
Best Disassembly Book Around
By D. Albert
I have numerous disassembly/assembly books in my collection, and I added this one because of the outstanding color photography that aids in the disassembly of military firearms. You will find a wide range of military guns in the book, galore more than I expected to find. Mowbray publishes high quality firearm books, and this one must find wide acceptance.

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