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Bulldogbear, most would have caught the cocking piece on the a sharp edge and moved the bolt to compress the spring, legend has it the slot was designed for cocking with the aid of a cartridge, if Mauser was a genius he would have put the slot in the cocking piece to facility the use of a spring tension gage, and the next post will inform you to test the safety by pulling the trigger with the safety on without telling you the only way a safety can be set behind the trigger is during assembly.
Hang the cocking piece on a sharp edge, like the edge of a metal table, metal shelf etc., after assembly, then raise the safety to the 12 o'clock position, if the trigger is in front of the safety the cocking piece will kick up (cant) in the rear when the trigger is pulled and the firing pin will fall when the safety is released, again the only way this can happen is during assembly.
The 3 o'clock position locks the bolt, meaning the bolt handle can not be raised when the safety is in the 3 o'clock position.
F. guffey
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