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WAR DEPARTMENT ? JUNE 1946

WAR DEPARTMENT FIELD MA N U A L F M 23-35

This manual supersedes FM 23-35, 30 April 1940, including C 1, 23 January 1942, and C2, 6 November 1942; and FM 23-36, 20 October 1941, including C 1, 6 November

1942, and C 2, 17 April 1943

PISTOLS AND

REVOLVERS

WAR DEPARTMENT

JUNE 1946

United States Government Printing Office Washington : 1946

WAR DEPARTMENT

WASHINGTON 25, D. C., 10 June 1946 FM 23-35, Pistols and Revolvers, is published for the information and guidance of all concerned: [AG 300.7 (4 Apr 46)]

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAH :

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWEE Chief of Staff OFFICIAL : EDWARD F. WITSELL Major General

The Adjutant General

DISTRIBUTION : AAF (10); AGF (40); ASF (2); AAF Comds (5) ; T (5) ; Arm & Sv Bd (1) ; SvC (3) ; FC (2); Sp Sv Sch (25); USMA (25); Tng C (5) ;'A (5); CHQ (5); D (5); R2,4-7,17,18, 44 (3) ; Bn 2-7, 9-11,17-19, 44, 55 (3) ; C 2-7, 9-11,17-19,44,55 (2) ; AF (5); W (5) ;G (3) ; S (2); Special distribution.

Refer to FM 21-6 for explanation of distribution formula.

CONTENTS

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PART ONE. AUTOMATIC PISTOL, CALI BER .45.

CHAPTER 1. MECHANICAL TRAINING.

Section I. Description, _________________ 1-2

1

//. Disassembling and assembling, _ 3-4

6

///. Care and cleaning___________ 5-11

15

IV. Functioning__________________ 12-14

20

V. Spare parts and accessories..., . 15-16

25

VI. Ammunition. _______________ 17-23

26

VII. Individual safety precautions.__ 24-25

30

CHAPTER 2. MANUAL OF THE PISTOL, DISMOUNTED AND MOUNTED.

Section I. General_._._---_-_----.____

26

33

//. Dismounted________-_--___. 27-35

34

///. Mounted------------..---... 36-42

39

PART TWO. REVOLVER, CALIBER .45.

CHAPTER 1. MECHANICAL TRAINING.

Section I. Description. ________________ 43-44

41

//. Disassembling and assembling 45 48

46

///. Care and cleaning_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 49-55

60

IV. Functioning___________ _____ 56-59

65

V. Spare parts and accessories..... 60-61

74

VI. Ammunition_____._. . ....

62

75

VII. Individual safety precautions... 63-64

75

CHAPTER 2. MANUAL OF THE RE

VOLVER, DISMOUNTED AND

MOUNTED.

Section I. General_______---_----__-__

65

77

//. Dismounted.._____________ 66-70

78

///. Mounted-...-----._-----__-. 71-72

81

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PART THREE. MARKSMANSHIP.

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CHAPTER 1. KNOWN-DISTANCE TARGETS.

Section I. General....... .___-_--__.__ 73-74

82

//. Preparatory training,....... ... 75-86

86

///. Courses to be fired._........ .. 87-90

132

IV. Range practice-. ..__..-.__ 91-96

136

V. Known-distance targets and

ranges_...-....---_.-.... 97-99

156

T7. Small-bore practice..... _ .. 100-104

162

CHAPTER 2. COMBAT FIRING.

Sect ion I. General____--.____ .._-.....

105

164

II. Dismounted.__._ . --.._.. 106-112

165

///. Mounted.---..-.

-.. . 113-121

174

IV. Combat firing targets..... - . 122-123

187

V. Small-bore practice..... ..- . 124-126 188

CHAPTER 3. ADVICE TO INSTRUCTORS.

Section I. General,..................... 127-128

189

//. Mechanical training-. ........ 129-134

191

///. Manual of the pistol and re

volver. __ .................

135

194

IV. Marksmanship.

_ . 136-139

195

INDEX................................. ........

199

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