How to: Disassemble and Reassemble the MAS 36 Rifle and Bolt.   
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 Disassembly Instructions
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Figure 1 shows a typical MAS 36 rifle.  
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1) Open the bolt as shown in Figures 2 and 3.
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2) While depressing the trigger, remove the bolt as shown in Figure 4.
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3) Press on the bolt end and turn it clockwise until it releases.
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4) Remove the bolt end.
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5) Remove the striker assembly.
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6) Remove the extractor by pushing back on it with a flat blade screw driver.
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7) Then slide it off of the bolt.
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8) Depress the magazine release buttons.
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9) Remove the magazine cover.
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10) Remove the screw at the rear of the trigger guard.
11) Lifting from the rear to the front, remove the trigger guard.
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12) Move the rear stock back a little. While holding the trigger back remove the stock.
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13) Depress the bayonet release.
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14) Remove the bayonet.

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15) Remove screw in handguard band.
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16) Remove handguard band.
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17) Figure 21 shows a two point style screw, requiring a two point wrench.
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18) If you do not have a two point wrench then take a very small punch and at an angle, tap the screw counter clockwise until enough of the screw head is exposed to locked onto with visegrips.

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19) Remove front barrel band
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20) Remove upper handguard.
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21) Remove barrel and receiver assembly from lower handguard.
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22) Figure 26 shows a disassembled MAS 36 rifle. 

 Reassembly Instructions
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1) Reinstall lower handguard.
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2) Reinstall upper handguard.

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3) Slide front barrel band onto stock and insert screw and tighten down.
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4) Install rear handguard. You will have to use something like a visegrip to keep the band together while screwing in the retaining screw
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5) Install bayonet.
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6) While holding down trigger, reinstall rifle stock.
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7) Reinstall trigger guard and retaining screw..
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8) While holding bolt body, slide extractor back and lock into place.
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9) Insert striker.
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10) Lock striker into place as shown in figure 38.
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11) Insert bolt end and spring.
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12) While depressing bolt end, rotate counter clockwise until it locks into place.
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13) Insert rifle bolt. 
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14) You are finished assembling the rifle.

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