Secondary Small Arms Identification and Operation Guide - Eurasian Communist Countries

Description

This guide is intended to provide information on the identification, physical characteristics, operation and functioning, user maintenance, accessories, and ammunition of secondary Eurasian Communist small arms. Secondary small arms either are older design communist weapons no longer used by regular army units or are noncommunist weapons known to be in extensive use by Communist militia or guerrilla units. Disassembly and assembly procedures are limited to those operations required for the user to properly maintain the weapon. Detailed or complete disassembly should not be undertaken because the danger of lost or broken parts would render the weapon unusable. Major parts (bolts, trigger mechanisms, and the like) should not be interchanged between weapons; these parts usually are numbered to fit specific weapons, and their use in other weapons could cause mafunctions. No attempt has been made to provide instructions for complete maintenance and repair. Unless otherwise specified, the weapons covered herein should be cleaned and lubricated with the same materials and techniques used for standard US small arms. Special care should be taken to remove the firing residue from the components of the gas mechanism of gas-operated arms. Information on standard Eurasian Communist weapons can be found in FSTC-CS5-07-35-66, Small Arms Identification and Operation Guide - Eurasian Communist Countries.