FURSVARETS

FABRIKSVERK

SUBMACHINE

GUN

Carl - Gustaf

GUN
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FABRIKSVERK
SWEDEN

Head

office:

FORSVARETS

FABRIKSSTYRELSE

Address:
Cable

Birger

Jorlsgatan

address:

7, Stockholm

BFabriksverketB.

Tel. 22 36 60

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CONTENTS

SHORT

DESCRIPTION

Inlroduction

................

General

feotures

Principal

parts

..............

...............

HANDLING
How

the gun works

10

Safety

..................

Filling

of the magozine

Loading
Making

the gun

of

Dismantling
Folding
Cleaning

11

............

11

.................

Semiautomatic
Manner

.............

empty

and automatic

carrying
and

12

............
fire

........

14

.............

assembling

of the butt stock

13

..........
...........

15
17

.................

17

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Fig 3. The gun, right ride.

The butt stock folded.

SHORT DESCRIPTION
of submachine gun Carl - Gustaf

Introduction.

The

submachine

weapon

of

magazine

light

General

Carl-Gustaf,

weight

and

fed and operated

bolt system.

features.

gun,

It can be fired

is a small

sound

compact

construction.

on the blow

back -

It is
heavy

in any position.

9 mm Parabellum

Caliber:

Exchangeable

Magazine:

capacity
Ballistics:

magazine

36 cartridges,

Weight

of bullet

Muzzle

velocity

Muzzle

energy

Maximum

about

automatic

7,5 g

obout

about

range
fire

type,

60

kgm

at 300 m about 28 kgm

range

Practicable

box

by hond

about 400 mlsec.

Impact energy
Range:

of

filled

1500 m

about

and about

300

m at semi-

200 m at auto-

matic fire
Rate of fire:

About

10 rounds

per sec.

Weights:

The

gun except

The

magazine

empty

The

magazine

loaded

magazine
230

3500 g
g

with

36 cartridges

6509
Dimensions:

length

with butt stock extended

Length with
Accessories

butt stock folded

Sling
Magazine

bag

Wiper,

parts,

Vaseline
Front

box

sight

key

and

brush

808 mm

550 mm

BUTT

STOCK

Buffer
BACK

RECOIL

COCKfNG

PIECE \

SPRING

HANDLE

Rear sight spring

REAR

SIGHT

\I

--.

RECEIVER

Firing pin

Barrel rlcevc nut

BARREL

----.

SLEEVE
BARREL

---.
\

Front sight spring ,

FRONT

SIGHT

--.

-1
?

Principal

The

parts.

barrel,

weapon

barrel

has the following

principal

parts:

sleeve,

receiver
pistol

with

back piece and firing

mechanism,

grip,

butt stock,
front

sight

and rear

bolt with cocking

sight,

handle

and recoil

spring

and

magazine.
The barrel

is mounted in the receiver

the barrel

sleeve.

Dismantling

see page

sleeve

is provided

with

The
on

barrel
to

the

receiver.)

On

the

front sight with catch spring,

sling swivel.
The

carries

receiver

On its rear

front

sleeve

part the receiver

sight guard

sleeve

and a rear
is threaded

with a guide

nut. On

screwing
there

the bolt and the firing

butt stock

nut and provided

barrel

a nut for

barrel

mechanism.

a bracket

sling

a magazine

swivel.

for the barrel

side

are

locking

safety
The

slots

slots

a trigger

with

sleeve

the rear

for

firing

the back

mechanism

the receiver

is

and consists

kept in a hooked

position

The

pistol

The

butt stock is fixed

sight

lower

and sear,

part
which

of
is

by the sear spring.

grips.
by a catch.

with a cheek guard.

for

100, 200 and

sight can, when a new barrel

ted, be given different

key,

and
hole.

is a flap sight adiustable

300 m. The front

sight

manoeuvre-

and the rear sight are of an open type.

sight

The rear sight

the
there

and an ejector
in the

of trigger

Internally

in an open position

The butt stock is provided

The front

located

is

guide,

Furthermore

piece,

handle,

has two wooden

grip

guard.

an ejector.

for the cocking

with

In the

pin and a catch for the

the upper

catch and

is provided

are

and front

to be found and on the under side, the magazine

receiver

by

15.

part there are back piece,)

a catch far
front

and is secured

vertically

adjustment

and laterally.

is moun-

by means of a front

The

bolP)

pin

has

an

in the front

and

ejector.

a cocking
cocking
against

the

underside

a transverse

is mounted.
being

in the front

at the

The

spring.

an

integral

and slots

and

a spring

handle
The

with

rib

On

for the recoil

be locked

face

feed

bent

handle

a support

action

part,

back there

hole,

rear

in

part

held

are

which

the

is shaped

The extractor
by a plate.

position

firing

for- extractor

The

by pressing

as

is movable
bolt

can

the cocking

into a hole on the left side of the receiver.

magazine

magazine

is a rod magazine

is provided

with

holes

the cartridges

can be judged

1 Dismantling

see page 15.

for 36 cartridges.

The

so that the number

of

approximately.

HANDLING
How the gun
works.

The action of the gun is based on the blow back-heavy

boll

system.

The

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

the trigger
is

driven

is pressed,

forward

rib on the bolt strips

zine

and drives

which
in

the

cartridge

The

primer

momentum
and the

recoil

bolt

case

and

exploding

the

The

feed

the maga-

The extractor,

into the cannelure

firing

pin

strikes

the

the powder.

of the heavy
position,

pressure

from

chamber.
snaps

is released

spring.

the top cartridge

to the bolt,

the bolt in forward

barrel

the heavy
the

it into the firing

is attached

cartridge

by

bolt

and the spring

until the bullet

in the barrel

has

keeps

has left the

dropped

to

safe limits.
The

remaining

and moving

pressure
parts

drives

to the rear.

the empty
The

cartridge

case strikes

case

against

.
the ejector
spring

and is ejected from

pushes

in position

magazine

for feeding.

The gun is made safe with the bolt in the rear

Safety.

On certain
position

occasions

cocking

safe

handle

bolt

is mode safe. Notice

that
is in the safety
slot.

1.

precautions.

handle

the

Fig

the

7.

magazine
from

locking

special

spring.

position

the

safety

slot

(Fig. 6 and 7).

position:
position

by pressing

into the hole in the receiver.

If a loaded

the

The gun

is released

is inserted,
rear

to

until the magazine

ready

for

firing.

the bolt

may not

forward

position

the

has been removed.

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
snow-

3.

into

in the forward

be brought
for
2.

raised

position:

in the rear

of the bolt in forward

is locked

the cocking

Safety

the bolt

it is held by the recoil

fb) looking
The

with
is

position.

in the rear

with the following:

with the bolt in the rear

making

where

the bolt can be locked

in accordance

(a) Safety
By

Fig 6. The gun

cocking
handle

the gun. The

the next cartridge

opening

guide
[during

or sandstorms,

can be soiled

through

movements

trenches,

creeping

On guard-duty
in peacetime
in the rear safety position.

10

in

and crawling
the

bolt

ought

the
in

etc.).
to

be

.
Filling of the

Filling

magazine.

without
wing

of the magazine
magazine

cartridge

lips

of the magazine

pressed

is placed

between

down

to

the

held

procedure

is

repeated

is filled

The filling

is made easier

the
is

position.
until

the

with 36 cartridges.
if the maga-

at the same time as the cartrid-

ge is pressed

down

with

with the bottom first

against
does

out

follo-

(Fig. 8) and

magazine
zine,

Loading.

in the

manner.

The

The

is carried

filler

any

suitable

not damage

the thumb,

is tapped lightly
object

(which

the magazine).

loading

can be

position

or with the bolt in the forward

locked position.

loading

with the bolt in the rear

position.

I.

Pull

back

safe

(Fig.

2.

Remove

3.

Insert

4.

Release

The

done with the bolt in the rear safety

the

gun

the

empty

safety
is

with

the

right

make

now
during

magazine

in the magazine

ready

for

combat

firing.
is

in accordance

made

loading

with

with the bolt in the forward

Lock the bolt in the forward

the cocking

guide.

(Fig. 7).

safety

2.

and

magazine.

without

1.

hand

6).

a loaded

magazine

bolt

safety

handle).

Remove the empty

11

magazine.

The
as
No.

change

of the

mentioned

but

1.

locked position.

position

(by pressing

in

3.

Insert

a loaded

Somewhat
loading

magazine

greater

with

force

bolt

in the
is to

in rear

magazine

be

used

guide.

thon

when

position.

The gun is now loaded with the bolt in the forward

locked position.

Before

firing

i.e. the cocking

handle

is pulled

is brought
NOTE.

bolt

in forward
The

way

shots

and the bolt

the magazine
bolt

gun is knocked

against

from

be fired,

fat

(Fig. 9).

has inserted
The

in the forward

may

position.

moved rearwards
hooked

be locked

accidental

in the following

1. The gunner
2.

must always

otherwise

instance

outwards

back to cocked position.

The

position,

and

the bolt must be unlocked,

with the bolt

is not locked.
the ground.

its position

The

bolt

is

but has not been

on the sear,

3.

but is brought

4.

Accidental

forward

again

by the recoil

spring.

shots.

Fig 9.

Making the gun

1. Pull back the bolt and make safe (Fig. 6).

empty.

2.

Remove the magazine.

3.
4.

Release
Fire

safety.

(pull

[When

trigger).

needed the bolt is locked in forward

12

position.)

Fig

10.

lying

position

for

Semiautomatic

There

and automatic

To fire

f ire.

firing,

firing.

is no fire
single

at which

the bolt

firing
in Fig.

11. The gun token

position

in fig

directly
17.

is quickly

is cocked

released

in its rear

too slowly,

after

position.

2 or more shots

be discharged.

At automatic

from

lever.

the trigger

If the movement is performed

will

Fig

control

shots,

firing

is desired.

the trigger

Various

is held back so long as

positions

for

firing

are shown

10-13.

Fig 12. The gun token

from

position

13

in fig

directly
16.

Fig 13. The gun taken

from

position

directly

in Fig.

14.

c
,

Fig 16.

Fig 15.

14

Fig 17.

The

following

ports

recoil

spring,

sleeve

and

piece,
barrel
The

magazine

NOTE.
its

middle
the

back

Grasp

of right

back

hand and

piece comes loose

recoil

Remove

bolt.

Strip

extractor

sing

in

piece with
press

thumb [through

back piece a little

Remove

magazine

Back
guide,

that the gun is empty and the bolt in

piece with

piece). Turn

be dismantled:

extractor,

barrel.

position.

finger

5) can

bolt,

can be dismantled.

Ascertain

forward

[Fig.

fore

and

in the catch of
hole

of the back

counter-clockwise.

and can be removed

Back

(Fig. 181.

spring.

and extractor

extractor

spring

in its slot.

15

spring

plate

and

from

bolt by pres-

sliding

it forward

.
Remove

barrel

sleeve

For this the barrel

means of some hard

sight

barrel

sleeve

catch must be pressed

object,

for

instance

and

barrel.

with

nut.
in by

the front

key.

Remove
The

by unscrewing

sleeve

barrel

sleeve

magazine

bottom,

after

follower
More

is dismantled

by removing

which the magazine

spring

the magazine
and cartridge

can be dismantled.
detailed

armourers
Assembling

dismantling

should

be

performed

by

only.
is done

in reversed

order.

NOTES.
If the catch of the back piece should
ensure

before

mounting

the

back

hove fallen

piece,

that

apart,

the slots

of the catch engage with the pins of back piece (Fig. 19).

Fig

19.

the back
before
the

back

Position
piece

of

catch

mourrting

of

piece.

16

F&&g

af the

butt stock.

In the folded

position,

of an elastic

catch.

the butt stock is secured by means

To extend the butt stock, seize the shoulder

support
with the right hand and jerk the butt stock to the right
and backwards.

When

back the elastic

stock from

the butt stock

is swung

catch is locked, thus preventing

being folded

unintentionally

during

entirely
the butt
firing.

To fold the butt stock, seize the upper shank with the
right hand and press the knob of the catch lock to
the left

(Fig. 20).

At the same time

ierk

the butt stock

to the right

and

forwards.
At the

beginning

the butt stock

right

of

the

movement

can be conveniently

the

back

tapped

part

against

of
the

hip.

Fig 20. Seizing to fold the butt stock.

Cleaning.

The

gun

removed

is dismantled
after

which

manner.

17

as per page
the parts

are

No
oiled

15. All

dirt

is

in the normal