Military Armament M10 SMG Instructions Manual

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL  

TABLE OF CONTENTS 
FOREWORD 
1. INTRODUCTION 
A. Technical Specifications 
2. CONSTRUCTION 
3. OPERATION OF THE WEAPON 
A. Loading Magazines 
B. Stock Assembly 
C. Loading and Cocking the Weapon 
D. Charging the Weapon 
E. Inserting the Magazine 
F. Placing the Weapon on “Safe” 
G. Removal of Magazine 
H. Fire Selector Lever Operation 
I. Firing the Submachine Gun 
J. Malfunctions 
4. STRIPPING AND REASSEMBLING 
A. 
B. 
.c. 
D. 
E. 
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H. 
I. Field Stripping 
1) Removing Upper Receiver 
2) Removing...

FOREWORD 
This manual is published for the information and guidance of 
personnel whose duties involve the use, maintenance and repair 
of the Ml0 SMG and the Ml1 SMG. Disassembly, assembly, clean- 
ing and minor repairs may be undertaken in the field. 
In all cases where the nature of the repair or adjustment is beyond 
the scope of facilities of the unit, the Manufacturer should be in- 
formed in order that trained personnel with suitable tools and 
equipment may be provided. 
1. INTRODUCTION 
The...

A. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 
Model 10 
Model 10 
Model 11 
.45 AC? 
9MM Cam. 
JR0 AC? 
GUN DIMENSIONS WlliiOUl 
SUPPRESSOR I 
Length without stock 
Length stock telescoped 
Length stock cxtendod 
Barrel Length 
Maximum width Inches MM 
Inchmr MM 
Inches 
10.50 267 10.50 
267 8.75 
11.60 295 11.60 
295 9.81 
21.57 548 21.57 
548 18.11 
5.75 146 5.75 
146 5.06 
1.96 50 1.96 
50 1.36 MM 
222 
249 
460 
129 
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GUN DIMENSIONS WITH 
SUPPRESSOR ATTACHED 
Length without stock 
Length stock telescoped 
Length...

2. CONSTRUCTION 
The weapon consists of the foliowing major components: 
Barrel, Receiver, Bolt, Frame, Firing 
Mechanism, Magazine, and Extendable Stock 
A sling swivel is attached to the barrel and receiver assembly. 
The front end of the barrel is threaded to accept a suppressor. 
The receiver is fitted with a fixed front sight and houses the bolt, 
recoil spring, buffer and ejector rod. The frame carries the re- 
ceiver group, trigger mechanism, magazine housing, stock guide, 
and safety assembly....

3. OPERATION OF THE WFAPON 
A. loading Magazines 
9 MM Para- rounds s wacity 
Hold the magazine in one hand, insert the cartridge, one at a 
time through thl; -wuth of the magazine ensuring that the base of 
each cartridge 13 zuainst the rear of the magazine. (See Fig. 1) 
FIG. 1 Pushing Cartridge Under Magazine Feed Lips  

loading Magazines 
.45 ACP-W Rds. Capacity s 
380 ACP-32 Rds. Capacity 
Place the magazine loader on top of the magazine, then place the 
base of the magazine on a firm surface. Push down on the loader 
to depress the magazine follower. Insert a cartridge, base first, 
into the magazine. Lift the loader, and push the cartridge all the 
way into the magazine. Push down on the loader, depressing the 
cartridge and magazine follower. Repeat the operation (Fig. 2) 
until the magazine is full. 
Fig. 2 Pull...

6. Stock Assembly 
Hold weapon in left hand, with right hand press inwards on right 
side of wire form butt near the pivot to allow wire form stock to 
rotate clockwise to normal firing position. (See Fig. 3) 
Still holding weapon in left hand depress stock latch button and 
extend stock assembly using right hand. (See Fig. 4) 
Fig. 3 Disengaging Wire Form from Retaining Pin 
Fig. 4 Extending Stock Assembly 
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C. loading and Cocking the Weapon 
Move frame safety lever to ‘fire’ position. Holding the gun by 
the pistol grip in the right hand and keeping the index finger out- 
side the trigger guard pull back on the cocking handle to the rear 
with the left hand until the bolt is held to the rear by the sear. 
(See Fig. 5) Move safety lever to ‘safe’ position. 
Insert loaded magazine in its housing until the magazine catch 
engages magazine. (See Fig. 6) Select ‘semi’ or ‘auto’ fire as re- 
quired, move frame...

E. Inserting the Magazine 
FIG. 6 
F. Placing the Weapon on “Safe” 
The safety is located on the right of the underside of the frame, 
it moves front to back, front is the ‘fire’ position and back is the 
‘safe’ position. (See Fig. 7) 
FIG. 7 
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