MAB GZ

he MAB Model GZ was manufactured by Echasa in Eibar (Spain) during 1962-1964 and originally in France in 1957. It is the same pistol as Model G but with aluminum frame while Model G has steel frame. The MAB Model GZ is often described as a single-action version of the Walther PPK. The fixed barrel on the Model G is held to the frame by two transverse pins. The trigger is single-action only. The manual safety locks the slide and the connector bar but does not immobilize the sear. There are two minor variants of the Model G. The first variant has two holes in the take-down latch on the left rear of the frame and requires a small tool to operate. In the second variant the bottom hole of the latch is replaced with a raised, serrated area that can be pressed down without the use of a tool. Field Stripping the MAB Model G: Pull the slide back about 2 centimeters and lock it open by moving the safety lever up into the front detent on the bottom edge of the slide. If you have the early variant, insert the take-down tool into the bottom hole of the take-down latch and pull the latch downward. If you have the second variant, simply push down on the raised, serrated portion of the latch. Release the safety lever. Grasp the slide, pull it to the rear, and lift it up from the frame. Carefully ease the slide off the front of the gun.