The system is already tensioned after opening the lock. Rotating the lock to the right with the help of the bolt locks the system by means of the two locking lugs in the front part of the locking sleeve. In preparation for firing a shot, a cartridge is taken from the magazine / magazine box by the forward movement (forward pushing) of the breech within the breech sleeve by means of the bolt handle and fed (loaded) to the chamber in the barrel. Mauser System 98, latch, cocked - secured, unlocked An unintentional slipping out of the breech block backwards when repeating (loading through) is prevented by a corresponding safety device on the breech block. The locking piece is inserted into the rear open part of the locking sleeve. In the middle of the locking sleeve there are openings, downwards to the magazine / magazine box and upwards as an ejection window for the cartridges / cartridge cases repeating out of the system. If necessary, for fine adjustment and adaptation to the length of the ammunition used, the distance between the cartridge chamber and the breech is adjusted with spacers. The barrel containing the cartridge chamber is screwed into the front part of the locking case. The movable mounting is necessary because the position of the extractor does not change during the repeating process inside the locking sleeve. The extractor is also mounted on the side of the locking piece with a movably mounted ring. On the side of the breech block is the rear part of the bolt handle (straight or curved depending on the function) with bolt stem ball. The assembly consisting of the firing pin, firing pin spring and safety unit is screwed into the rear part of the breech block.

Also on the front part of the lock there are two solid locking lugs for locking the lock. In the front part of the breech block there is the hole for the firing pin that shoots forward when the shot is released as the rear end of the cartridge chamber. The firing pin and the firing pin spring with their holding devices are located inside the massive cylindrical locking piece. The system consists of two main components, the locking cylinder or locking piece (lock for short) and the locking sleeve. However, it is also used in single-shot rifles and, to a lesser extent, in modified multi-loader rifles and small- caliber multi-loader shotguns. The Mauser System 98 is a bolt-action bolt system developed for multi-loader rifles. Mauser System 98, lock - partially dismantled

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