Help with a Swedish M/40 (Lhati)

[Andy B.]

Hi Guys,
My dad just purchased a nice Husqvarna M/40 pistol (Lhati). Its in great shape and a very nice piece. Well, of course I figured I would be smart and field strip it. Oops, I screwed up and don't know how. I followed the procedures of backing up the slide a few mm, then rotated the slide release 90 degrees. The slide moved forward about 8mm then stopped. It also won't slide back now. Just stuck. How in the heck can I get it unstuck?!?!?
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Sincerely,
Andy B.

[leondes]

Hi Andy,

This may be a dumb question but did you remove the mag?

Regards, Leon

[Andy B.]

Hi Leon,
Yep I removed the slide had totally cleared the weapon prior to the procedure.

Maybe someone out there might know a Lhati armorer I can get in contact with.

Andy

[jiipee76]

I have Lahti L-35 manual somewhere.I will let you know if i can find it.

[mkb42h]

did you try pushing the muzzle against a wooden tabletop or something similar and trying to rotate the lever back and forth?

[Lasse L]

Hello,

Dont know if it helps, but;
http://www.gotavapen.se/gota/fieldstripp/dela_p40.htm

And a short translation (my english is bad enough, and my weapon-english is even worse, so the "bolt-something" is simply a part which I dont know the english word for);
1. Unsafe the gun, press the barell backwards against a hard material (like a table) or pull the slide backwards with your hand. Turn the slide lock downwards

2. Remove barrel, slide and bolt

3. Turn the slide with the underside upwards, press down the "bolt-something?" and remove the bolt backwards.

4. Remove the bolt-"something", the gun is now disebmled.

Assembly:

1. Make sure that the "bolt-something" is inserted correctly (see picture)

2. The arrow should be pointing towards the muzzle.

[Andy B.]

Thanks Guys for the tips
I tried all of them without any luck. I did find a local gunsmith who said he might be able to help, so off it went. I'll let you know what the issue is once I find out so that if it happens to anyone else they can save a little time and heartache.

Again, I really appreciate all the assistance.

Andy