Loading
To load the M1898, the hammer is rotated back slightly until it is in the half-cock position. This will safeguard against the hammer accidentally striking a cartridge while the user is loading the weapon. The loading-gate is then rotated back, exposing the rear of the cylinder. Doing this will disengage the hammer from the trigger, but the cylinder will still rotate if the trigger is squeezed. This feature makes loading much easier and faster. Cartridges are then inserted into the cylinder and the trigger squeezed to rotate the cylinder for the next empty slot. After all the slots have been loaded, close the loading-gate by pushing it forward. The hammer is then rotated all the way back to the full-cocked position ready for firing.
To unload the M1898, the hammer is rotated back slightly until it is in the half-cock position. The loading-gate is opened and the ejector rod is pulled back to eject either spent casings or unused cartridges.
To remove the cylinder, the trigger guard is pulled down and the ejector rod/cylinder axis can then be withdrawn and the cylinder removed.
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