Disassembly trick for Rheinmetall .32 auto?

nmyers

March 22, 2003 11:42

I couldn't find anything on this gun in any of my books; can anyone help me?

I could also use a parts diagram, as this gun won't fire (one end of a spring protrudes into the mag well, so I assume this shouldn't be there.)

Neal

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  rufe-snow

  March 22, 2003 11:56

  Never had any personal experience with this one. Got this out of a book so take it with a grain of salt.
  
  1), "Retract the slide"
  
  2), "Then uncrew the rearmost portion of the slide, while pressing the trigger".
  
  Let me know if it works?

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  nmyers

  March 22, 2003 14:03

  No luck. I can see where that SHOULD work, but the loose spring (connected to the striker?) keeps the trigger from working. So, the rear of the slide can unscrew only a fraction of an inch.
  
  Neal

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  hulvin

  March 22, 2003 14:48

  If you wish to disassemble a gun do this:
  1. push the button at a rear of a pistol, to the right and open the action down, it swings down.
  2. now be careful in doing this: look at the muzzle, you will see a recoil spring follower arround the barrel. Depress it with a small screwdriver and that will allow you to lift up the slide. Now carefully release recoil spring with its follower and remove them out of its housing.
  3. Push slide further up and back so that you can remove it out of the housing.
  That's it for normal cleaning.
  If you want detail cleaning, let me know and I will try to see about the procedure.
  Now I am looking at that gun on my table - boy it sure is an ugly one.
  Regards
  Hulvin

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  rufe-snow

  March 22, 2003 22:07

  No offense ment Hulvin, but I believe your giving disassembly instructions for the earlier Rheinmetall pistol. On this side of the pond it's called the "DREYSE Model 1907" .
  I believe that Nmyers has the later model Rheinmetall, that was made after the First World War. It's the one that kinda looks like the 1910 Browning, but has a completely different mechanism.
  As far as I know, it's just known over here as the "RHEINMETALL", it's not common at all, kinda of a collectors item.

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  hulvin

  March 23, 2003 03:05

  Sorry guys,
  Thank you for telling me Rufe-Snow.
  Yes, I was giving instructions for that old M1907.
  Do you know a link on the Internet where I can see that M1910?
  Thanks
  Vinko

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  rufe-snow

  March 23, 2003 06:56

  Sorry, Hulvin. Made a search on the Net. Couldn't find the second model Rheinmetall ( Post WW I manufacture).
  The only thing that I can refer you to is Aleksandr Zhuk's Book published in english translation as "THE ILLUSTRATED ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HANDGUNS". The orginial russian edition is called "REVOLVER i PISTOLET".

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  hulvin

  March 23, 2003 09:58

  I looked in my books and found description and photographs of that pistol in the following:
  "Firearms Identification" VOL II, by J.H. Mathews, page 137,
  "German Pistols and Revolvers" by Ian V. Hogg, page 91,
  "Pistols and Revolvers" by W.H.B. Smith, page 567,
  "Handguns" by A.B. Zhuk, page 221 (USA edition)
  "Pistols of the World" (1978) by Hogg&Weeks, page 195
  
  The only disassembly procedure is that which Rufe-Snow has already described.
  Hulvin

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