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\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\nBernardelli Baby Specifications<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nI will not go over the history of this handgun, as I do not have much data on the matter. It seems that the first models appeared in the 1940s\/1950s. You can find the history of the V. Bernardelli company by clicking on the brand’s logo.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nA version of this firearm exists in .22 Short. It would have been useful to compare both models to highlight their common points and differences. However, I was unable to gather both versions at the same time. Therefore, I cannot make that comparison today. Hopefully, the future will grant me the opportunity to conduct this experiment later on.<\/p>\n
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- Overall Length : 106.5 mm ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Overall height of the weapon : 69 mm (with the 5-rounds magazine), 68.5 mm (without magazine) ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Width : 20.5 mm ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Weight : 260 grams (with an empty 5 rounds magazine) ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Barrel length : 53 mm ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Caliber : 6, 35 mm Browning or 25 acp ;<\/span><\/span>\n
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- Capacity : 5 to 8 depending on the magazine (a 5 round magazine is featured here) ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Mechanism type : single action ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Safety lever : Located on the left side of the frame ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Magazine safety : yes ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Grip : good handling, despite the small volume of the firearm ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Material : entirely made of steel (except the grip panels) ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Number of parts : 39.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nField Stripping the Bernardelli Baby :<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nField stripping this firearm does not require any special tools. The various steps to complete this task are detailed below :<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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- Handling any firearm can cause serious damage. Consequently: always point the firearm in a safe direction away from yourself or others, ensure the weapon is unloaded (no magazine engaged), and check that the chamber is empty ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Remove the magazine from the firearm ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Verify that the chamber is empty ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
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\nWhile checking the chamber, you will likely cock the striker (depending on how far back you pull the slide). It takes a 23mm rearward slide stroke to cock the striker. You can tell the striker is cocked when a small pointed piece protrudes from the back of the slide ;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n- \n\t\t\t
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\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- Press the button located on the rear of the frame, on the left side of the firearm ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Regardless of the striker’s position (cocked or uncocked), the assembly lever will pop out of its housing under the pressure of the striker spring and the sear spring ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- \n\nPush the striker spring back inside the slide. To do this, if the striker was cocked during previous manipulations, you must engage an empty magazine<\/strong> (just enough to disengage the magazine safety from the trigger bar, see the next photo) and pull the trigger (hence the importance of having checked that the chamber is empty)<\/strong>;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n
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\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- Remove the magazine again ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Pull the slide back a few millimeters to disengage the extractor from its slot ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Once the extractor is disengaged, lift the rear of the slide ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- When lifting the rear of the slide, be careful not to lose the disconnector. It is prone to slipping out. We will look at the role of this part later on ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Under the action of the recoil spring, the slide will slide off its housing toward the front. Guide the slide through this movement. Be careful not to lose the disconnector, the striker spring, the striker, the recoil spring, and its guide rod ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- To remove the barrel, extract it by pushing it to the left (on my specific model, it comes out through the left side) ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Field stripping is now complete; you are left with the following components ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nThe Bernardelli Baby Sub-assemblies<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The sub-assemblies of the 6.35mm Bernardelli Baby pistol are :<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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- The slide \/ barrel sub-assembly ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The frame sub-assembly ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The magazine sub-assembly.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The Slide \/ Barrel Sub-assembly<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The slide\/barrel sub-assembly of the studied weapon consists of 11 pieces:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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- The slide ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The extractor ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The extractor spring ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The extractor pin ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The barrel ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The recoil spring ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The guide rod ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The striker ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The striker spring ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The striker spring guide\/cocking indicator ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The cocking indicator return spring.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nThe slide<\/strong> is made of steel. Its dimensions fit within a volume of: 15.4 mm (width) x 21.5 mm (height) x 104 mm (length).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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- The extractor ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The frame sub-assembly ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- The slide \/ barrel sub-assembly ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
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- Field stripping is now complete; you are left with the following components ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- To remove the barrel, extract it by pushing it to the left (on my specific model, it comes out through the left side) ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Under the action of the recoil spring, the slide will slide off its housing toward the front. Guide the slide through this movement. Be careful not to lose the disconnector, the striker spring, the striker, the recoil spring, and its guide rod ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- When lifting the rear of the slide, be careful not to lose the disconnector. It is prone to slipping out. We will look at the role of this part later on ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Once the extractor is disengaged, lift the rear of the slide ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Remove the magazine again ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
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- Regardless of the striker’s position (cocked or uncocked), the assembly lever will pop out of its housing under the pressure of the striker spring and the sear spring ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Press the button located on the rear of the frame, on the left side of the firearm ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Remove the magazine from the firearm ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Handling any firearm can cause serious damage. Consequently: always point the firearm in a safe direction away from yourself or others, ensure the weapon is unloaded (no magazine engaged), and check that the chamber is empty ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Mechanism type : single action ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Overall height of the weapon : 69 mm (with the 5-rounds magazine), 68.5 mm (without magazine) ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Overall Length : 106.5 mm ;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
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