Enfield No 1 M Kiii Disassembly

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No.
1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly
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1) Point the rifle in a safe
direction and remove the
magazine from the rifle.
2) Open the bolt and pull it to

the rear of the action body
(receiver).
Note: Examine rifle to make
sure it is unloaded.
3) Rotate the breech bolt

head counter clockwise until
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it locks in the 12 o'clock

position.
4) Remove the bolt.
5) Unscrew the front nose

cap screw.
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6) Remove the front nose cap

screw from the nose cap.
7) Unscrew the rear nose

cap screw.
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8) Remove the rear nose cap

screw from the nose cap.
9) Remove the nose cap.
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10) Unscrew the rear swivel

screw.
11) Remove the rear swivel

screw and the sling swivel.
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12) Spread slightly the lower

band and remove from the
stock.
13) Remove the upper hand

guard.
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14) Unscrew the inner band

screw.
15) Remove the inner band

screw.
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16) Unscrew the front trigger

guard screw.
17) Unscrew the rear trigger

guard screw.
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18) Remove the rear trigger

guard screw.
19) Remove the front trigger

guard screw.
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20) Do not force the trigger

guard out. If the trigger guard
is stuck in place, lightly tap
on the sides of the arch until
it can be easily removed.
21) Use a piece of wood and

tap lightly at the top rear of
the fore-end stock, on both
sides. You want to walk the
rear of the fore-end stock off
on the barreled action. When
following steps 21, 22, and 23
only tap the stock a small
amount/distance. This will
prevent the stock from being
damaged.
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22) Then tap lightly on the

fore-end stock at the front of
the receiver/action.
23) Then alternate back to

tapping lightly on the rear of
the fore-end stock until the
fore-end stock can be
removed easily
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24) Lift the fore-end off and

set aside.
25) Lift the rear sight and

then remove the lower hand
guard.
26) Unscrew the upper butt

plate screw.
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27) Remove the upper butt

plate screw.
28) Unscrew the lower butt

plate screw.
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29) Remove the lower butt

plate screw.
30) Remove the butt plate.
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31) Remove the felt wad with

a cut-off clothes hanger (as
shown in figure 31). The
hanger easily hooks felt wad.
32) Insert a large flat blade

screwdriver into the butt
stock and place in groove of
the stock bolt.
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33) Using large pliers,

unscrew the stock bolt
counter-clockwise.
34) Separate the butt stock

from the butt stock socket.
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35) Figure 35 shows the

stock bolt.
36) Unscrew the rear, rear

swivel screw.
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37) Remove the rear, rear

swivel screw.
38) Unscrew the front, rear

swivel screw.
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39) Remove the front, rear

swivel screw.
40) Remove the rear swivel.
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41) Unscrew the safety

spring screw.
42) Remove the safety spring

screw.
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43) Remove the safety

spring.
44) Remove the safety catch

washer.
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45) Remove the safety catch

and locking bolt from the
action body (receiver).
Note: I recommend you leave
the safety catch and locking
bolt assembled.

safety catch and locking bolt
unassembled.
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47) Unscrew the retaining

spring screw.
48) Remove the retaining

spring screw. The sear
spring and sear (pictured in
figure 48) will fall out of the
action body.
49) Remove the retaining

spring.
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50) Drive out the magazine

catch pin.
51) Remove the magazine

catch.
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Reassembly Instructions
52) Replace the magazine
catch.
53) Replace the retaining

spring.
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54) Replace the sear as

shown in figure 54.
55) Replace the retaining

spring screw.
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56) Tighten the retaining

spring screw.

correct orientation of the
sear spring.
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58) Compress the sear spring

and install so its ends fit into
the grooves in the front of
the sear and the rear of the
magazine catch.

correctly assembled sear,
magazine catch, sear spring,
retaining spring, and
retaining spring screw.
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locking bolt and safety catch
correctly assembled prior to
installation.
61) Replace the safety catch

and locking bolt.
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62) Replace the safety catch

washer.

correct orientation of
aligning the safety spring
and the safety catch washer.
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64) Flip over the safety

spring and align the guide in
the channel of the safety
catch washer.
65) Replace the safety spring

screw.
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66) Tighten the safety spring

screw.
67) Work the safety to make

sure it functions properly
and does not bind.
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68) Replace the rear swivel.
69) Replace the rear, rear

swivel screw.
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70) Tighten the rear, rear

swivel screw.
71) Replace the rear, rear

swivel screw.
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72) Tighten the rear, rear

swivel screw.
73) If removed insert the

stock bolt into the rear of the
butt stock.
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74) Reinsert butt stock into

butt socket.
75) Insert a large flat blade

screw driver into the butt
stock trap.
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76) Using a pair of pliers,

turn large flat blade screw
driver clockwise until stock
bolt is tight.
77) Reinsert the stock bolt

wad into the butt stock trap
of the butt stock.
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78) Using clothes hanger,

push the stock bolt wad all of
the way down until it rest flat
on the stock bolt.
79) Install the butt plate.
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80) Replace the upper butt

plate screw.
81) Tighten the upper butt

plate screw.
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82) Replace the lower butt

plate screw.
83) Tighten the lower butt

plate screw.
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84) Lift the rear sight.
85) Reinstall lower hand

guard.
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86) Lower the rear sight.
87) Insert the barreled action

into the fore-end stock. Align
the inner band so the
threaded lug points
downward and the band fits
into the channel in the foreend stock.
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88) Slide the fore-end stock

till it snuggly rests up
against the butt socket (as
shown in figure 88). If
necessary use a small
wooden dowel and tap lightly
into place.
89) Replace the inner band

screw.
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90) Tighten the inner band

screw.
91) Replace trigger guard.
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92) Reinstall the front trigger

guard screw.
93) Replace rear guard

screw.
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94) Tighten the front and rear

guard screws.
95) Install the forward

handguard.
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96) Spread slightly the lower

band and replace on the
stock.
97) Replace the rear swivel

screw and the sling swivel.
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98) Tighten the rear swivel

screw.
99) Replace the front nose

cap.
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100) Replace the rear nose

cap screw.
101) Tighten the rear nose

cap screw.
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102) Replace the front nose

cap screw.
103) Tighten the front nose

cap screw.
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104) Make certain the safety

is in the forward position.
Insert the bolt with the flat
side of the bolt head pointing
to twelve o'clock.
105) Snap the bolt head

down.
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106) Push the bolt forward.
107) Insert the magazine and

lock into place.
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reassembled rifle.
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1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

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2) Open the bolt and pull it to

3) Rotate the breech bolt

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

it locks in the 12 o'clock

4) Remove the bolt.

5) Unscrew the front nose

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

6) Remove the front nose cap

7) Unscrew the rear nose

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

8) Remove the rear nose cap

9) Remove the nose cap.

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

10) Unscrew the rear swivel

11) Remove the rear swivel

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

12) Spread slightly the lower

13) Remove the upper hand

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

14) Unscrew the inner band

15) Remove the inner band

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

16) Unscrew the front trigger

17) Unscrew the rear trigger

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

18) Remove the rear trigger

19) Remove the front trigger

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

20) Do not force the trigger

21) Use a piece of wood and

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

22) Then tap lightly on the

23) Then alternate back to

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

24) Lift the fore-end off and

25) Lift the rear sight and

26) Unscrew the upper butt

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

27) Remove the upper butt

28) Unscrew the lower butt

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

29) Remove the lower butt

30) Remove the butt plate.

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

31) Remove the felt wad with

32) Insert a large flat blade

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

33) Using large pliers,

34) Separate the butt stock

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

35) Figure 35 shows the

36) Unscrew the rear, rear

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

37) Remove the rear, rear

38) Unscrew the front, rear

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39) Remove the front, rear

40) Remove the rear swivel.

Collecting and Shooting the Enfield No. 1 Mk III - Rifle Disassembly/Reassembly

41) Unscrew the safety