[zeme]

I just bought a very nice Egyptian FN 49 in 8mm. I took it apart to clean and find the firing pin is a two piece and the bolt did not have a firing pin safety stop. Is the firing pin broke and the unit missing the firing pin safety stop? Are both needed for the Egyptian FN gun and if so should I order a one piece pin and safety pin stop?
I looked at sarco parts and find listed a firing pin one piece and firing pin extension.
Really appreciate your input and help!
zeme

 

[John Crusher]

Shoot it. The 8mm does not have a fpss as it is a 2piece pin and do not use a 1piece cuz' if it breaks you won't like it! Bad JuJu when that happens.

 

[zeme]

Thank you very much John! As soon as it warms up I'm taking her out! ( To cold to do anything last few days!)

 

[Goose52]

The Egyptian contract rifles were the only FN-49s that did not use a firing pin safety stop. If you have a 2-piece firing pin (see photo to make sure you have an actual 2-piece pin, and not a broken 1-piece pin), then you have the latest configuration. The 2-piece pin was a design improvement introduced by FN in response to the tendency for the original, long 1-piece pins to break, which could cause slam-fires or out-of-battery ignitions.

BTW, during original production, FN did install bolts in Egyptian contract rifles that were machined to accept the spring-type FPSS as used on the Venezuelan contract rifles. The Egyptian and Venezuelan contract rifles were in production at the same time so a rifle assembler could use a Venezuelan-pattern bolt if the supply of Egyptian-pattern bolts was temporarily exhausted. Since the contract did not call for an FPSS, none were actually fitted even though the bolt would accept one. Further, Century fitted .30-06 bolts (machined for the plate-type FPSS) to many of their rebuilt rifles and again, Century did not install an FPSS.

Goose

 

[zeme]

Thanks for the picture of the two piece firing pin Goose, I took the bolt apart and it appears the two piece pin in the Egyptian 49 I purchased was a broken one. I appreciate your information!

 

[Goose52]

I've attached another photo showing the anvil surfaces of the two pin pieces. If you don't have clean anvil surfaces like shown, or you can see actual signs that you have a 1-piece pin that is broken in two parts - do NOT fire the rifle until you have obtained a servicable 2-piece pin set-up.

Shop for 2-piece pins at Numrich and Springfield Sporters:

http://www.e-gunparts.com/productschem.asp?chrMasterModel=1410z1949

http://www.ssporters.com/FN49.htm

Goose

 

[bws1944]

Kaboom results from broken SAFN firing pin

Here's what the results look like.........not fun when it happens! This is a 7x57 Md.49 that fired without the bolt fully locked. Fortunately the repairs needed weren't extensive or too expensive. But a lesson was learned.....

Make sure you have the updated 2-piece firing pin!

bws1944

 

[hutch isle term]

ouch..that makes me cringe just looking at it

 

[zeme]

I ordered yesterday, the two piece pin......... the one I had when I purchased the rifle was a one piece 8mm that broke and the seller I think was shooting it that way. thanks for all the information on the fn49..........it looks like a great rifle and great piece of history! Can't wait to shoot.
zeme

 

[LtScheiskopf]

Is the firing pin safety stop on the 30.06 bolt removable? Trying to completely disassemble the bolt. Can't get the stop out. It lifts from the rear, but that's as far as it goes. All other parts came off OK.