Odd Mauser bolt

[Overland]

I have a Whitworth Mauser, bought on the EE.
Good stuff, but the bolt puzzles me - I like to take things apart, clean and inspect, oil etc.

The bolt has been changed so that the original Mauser safety does not work; can't move it to the first position.
This is good, as otherwise the safety lever would smack the bottom of the 'scope.

Question: how do I disassemble the bolt?All the instructions say that the safety must be in the first/middle position.

 

[Winz]

Typically, various Mauser bolts(from different manufacturers) make use of either the traditional safety or a hole in the cocking sleeve (for a nail or similar to fit through) to prevent it from moving forward and decocking while trying to disassemble/assemble.

Please show a pic of the bolt.

Are you saying your safety doesn't move at all?
You should still be able to disassemble the bolt by depressing the retaining pin and turning. However, you'll have to hold the cocking sleeve back the whole time if your sleeve doesn't have a hole. You can use the length of a screw driver to engage the sleeve and use your finger strength to hold it while you turn.

It is highly peculiar that your safety doesn't move though.

 

[baindoor]

Here is another discussion about the same issue. I was wondering the same thing when I got a two position safety on my Swede.


http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80154

 

[Mauser98]

Disassembling a commercial Mauser bolt that doesn't have the military-style safety is fairly simple and the only tool required is a penny.

1. Holding the bolt vertically and with the bolt handle on the left, hook the bottom of the cocking piece on the edge of a work bench. Pull straight down on the bolt(this compresses the firing pin spring) until a gap is seen between the cocking piece and the bolt sleeve. Insert the penny in the gap and gently allow the bolt to come back up, pinching the penny between the cocking piece and the bolt sleeve.

2. Unscrew the bolt sleeve to remove the firing pin/sleeve assembly from the bolt body. The bolt sleeve locking pin will probably have to be pushed in for the first turn when unscrewing.

3. Holding the firing pin assembly vertical, put the tip of the firing pin on a block of wood and push down on the bolt sleeve(this will compress the firing pin spring and allow the penny to fall free). This will cause the cocking piece to protrude above the bolt sleeve. Turn the cocking piece 1/4 turn either way and lift it off the end of the firing pin.

 

[Overland]

The penny method works.
Thanks to all and especially Mauser98.

BTW the cocking sleeve is not original, going by the number stamped on it, that explains why the original safety doesn't work.