CAUllONPlease read this manual carefully anddo not use this pistol until you have

fully understood all the safetyinstrudions and its handling

producers. Should you requre futherinformation, do not hesitate to contad

with the GiRSAN

• SAFm RULES

• TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

• OIFFERENCES OF MOOELS

• MAl N COMPONENTS

• OPERATION PRINCIPLES

• MAINTENANCE

• YAVUZ 16 PISTOL'S AOVANTAGES, SUPERIOR FEATURES

• MALFUNCTlONS, CAUSES ANO REMEDIES

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SAFrEETY RUf.ES• Alwoys treatyourfirearms as ¡fit is loaded.• Always ensure !ha! the safety is fully

engaged un!il ready!ofire.• Firearms can be dongerous and can

potentially cause serious injury, domage toproperly or dea!h il handled improperly andcarelessly.

• Always remember thot almost 011fireormsoccidents are causad by a foilure to abey thebasic rules 01salety rules.

• As en ewner ond user of a firearm, you are

!he responsible lor securing and handlingolyourlirearm safely a! all limes.

• Always keep the muzzle 01 !he pis!olpointed in o sofe diredion. A safe directíonis specified as towards an areo where thereare no people and anyliving creature.

• Keep your finger off !he lrigger and ou!side01 !he !rigger guard un!jJ your sights areoligned on the torget and you ore ready to

lire.• Always check your !arge! and the

environment before firing in arder .hotwha! is beyond il and where !he bulle! willsfrike.

• Whenever you handle your pis!ol, whilekeeping !he muzzle poin!ed in a safedirection and your finger ou!side !he !riggerguard, remove the magazine, rack the slideopen a! rear posi!ion and vi,ually check !hechombar fo be certoin that it is cleor of anyammunition or bross, ond check the borrelfor ony possible obstructions.

• Reed the instructíon manual supplied withyourfirearm thoroughly and leom fundionsand opera!ions 01!he pistol very weJl belorecarrying, using, or loading. Never use cny

firearm unless you completely understandits operation ond sofetyfeotures.

• Only use ammunition recommended by thefirearm manufacturer, ond always becertein that the ammunifion matches thecaliber of your 9un. A:ttempting to fire evena single improper bullet can destroy yourgun ond cause serious personal injury ordea!h.

• Before firing your weapon, you shouldroutinely make sure thot your firearm is ingood working order and thot !he barrel isclear 01 dirt and obs!ructions. A smaJl bit 01mud, gun grease, excess lubricatíng oil orrust con cause pressure fo build up to thepoin! where !he barrel bulge, or burs!,upon firing, resulting in o damoged gunand ,eriou, bodily ¡njury !o !he ,hoo!er orthose around him.

• Never use the pistol under the ¡nfluence ofdrugs or alcohol.

• Never oim at doors, panes of gloss, walls,concrete, stone or flot surfaces lincludingwater) with your pis!ol.

• Always use protedive glasses and earplugwhen shooting or observing. Exposure tothe noise of gunfire con 'permonentlydamage your heoring if protedion is notused.

• Always ,!ore your pistol unlaaded andsecure in a safe storoge cose in o coolventiloted area.

• Always keep your pis!ol awoy Irom !hechildren and un!rained adul!s.

• Always secure your flrearm andammunition seporotely so fhot thay are notaccessible to children ond/or otherunauthorized persons.

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.~ -Models yAWZ16 YAWZ16 MC21 MC23, BORA BORALIGHT

CaUber 9mm x 19 Parabellum 9mm x 19 Parabellum 9mm x 19 Parobellum 9mm x 19 Porabellum

Operatlon Short Fecoil, Short recoil, Short ..recoil, Short recoil,locked breech locked breech locked breech locked breeeh

Trlgger System Semi oulomotic, Semi aulomatic, Semi outomatic, Semi automatic,double odion double adion double oelion double aelion

Lengh' 197.5 mm 197.5 mm 198.1 + 0,5 mm 198.1 + O,~mm

Heigh' 137mm 137mm 142 + 0,5 mm 142 + 0,5 mm

Weighl895 gr 880 gr 890 gr 905 gr(wi'Ílout magazine)

Magazine Capacity 15+1 15+1 15+1 15+1

Barrel Cold forged steel Cold forged steel Cold forged steel Cold forged steel

Sight Radius 145mm 145 mm 150.5 mm 152.1 mm

EHec:1iveRange 80m (±lºm) 80m'(±10m) 80m (±10 m) 80m (±10 m)

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.TEOHNI·~ALI:SPEC#FICATIONS"

Modéls YAWZ 16 YAVUZ16 YAWZ16 YAVUZ16MC33 MC35 MCT40 Me 23.45

CaUber 9mm x 19 Porobellum 9mm x 19 Porobellum 40S&W 45ACP

Operation Short recoil, Short recoil, Short recoil, Shert reeoil,locked breech locked breech locked breech locked breech

Trigger System Semi automotic, Semi oulomolic, Semi aulomotic, Semi aulomalic,double adion double odio n double odion double odion

Lenght 217mm 200.5 mm 221.3 mm 198.1 mm

Heigh! 136.1 mm 136.1 mm 137mm 139mm

Welght8749r 8309r 905 gr 9059r(without magazine)

Magazine Copacity 15+1 15+1 10+1 9+1

Barrel Coldforged steel Cold farged steef Cold forged sleel Cold forged sleel

Sigh! Radius 155 mm 145mm 155.5 mm 152.1 mm

'Effedive 1I0nge 90m (±10 m) 80m (±10 m) 65m (±lO m ]. 55m (±lO m)

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THE DIFFER.ENCE OF THE MODELS

Appearance (outlook): Yavuz 16pistals ore different in point afappearance. BORA and BORA LlGHT;TU~RA and MC T 40; MC 23 and MC23.45 models hove the sameappearance.

Other models' appearances oredifferent. MC 21, MC 23 and MC23.45 models hove been designedspeciolly for installing laser pointer tothe body. A special device is needed farinstalling laser pointer to the othermodels ofYavuz 16.

MC 23 and MC 23.45 pistol'sfaresight's ore spacial designed and it iscalled swallow-tail technically. Othermodels foresight's ore fixed to the slide.

Magazine: MC T 40 and MC 23.45model's magazines are not compatibleand their magazines also different fromother model's magazines. MC 21 andMC 23 models' mogazines ore thesame and thejr magazine is differentcomparing to other models. Our everymodel's magazines ore the same andcompatible with ea eh one except MC21, MC 23,MC T 40 and MC 23.45model pistols.

Locking System : Yavuz 16 pistols oresemi-automatic pistols which hasbarrel locking mechonisms ond shortrecoil system. The adion of themechanism is provided by barrellocking component except MC 21 ,MC

23 ond MC 23.45 models. This adionconsist of the barrel movementbackwords and forwords.ln MC 21, MC23 and MC 23.45 models the action ofthe mechanism is provided by bothbarrel looking component and slide.This adion consists the movement ofthe barrel back and forth, and upwardanddown.

Chamber Loaded Indicator : This isan indicator which shows, if thechamber is loaded or not!This indicator exists in 011 yavuz 16pistols except MC 21, MC 23 and MC23.45 models

MAIN COMPANENTS1.Slide2. Recoil spring3. Recoil spring guid,4. Barrellocking block plunger5. Forged steel borrel6. Frame (Grip and trigger group),.....'IIJJJoJNmNffl/'{'('('(m

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PERATION PRINCIPLES

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Yavuz 16 pistols ore semi-autamaticfirearms operating on the short recoilprlnciple and using a falling blocklocking system. Upon firing, thepressure developed by combustíon gosin the chamber recoíls the slido andbarrel assembly together in a shartdistance. After o short run of slíde-barrel assembly, the locking block fallsand releases the slide letting it recoilwhile the barrel stops against frame.Period of its rearward movement, theslide extracts and ejeds the firedcortridge case, cocks the hammer andcompress the recoil spring. With theforce of recoil spring tense, the slidethen moves forward feeding the nextcartridge from the magazine into thechamber and causing barrel-slidelocking. The slide stays open after thelastcartridge in the magazine has beenfired and ejeded.

CONTROL BEFO RE USE

Set the safety lever "on" (PICTURE1)(in this position red dot on the slide iscompletely invisible).

Be sure Ihat the chomber is emptyand the barrel is free from dirt andobstrudions (PICTURE2). If you do notintend to fire, keep your fingers off thetrigger. Check the loaded chamberindicator (PICTURE3) if it is loaded orunloaded. MC 21, MC 23 and MC23.45 Models don't hove chamber'oaded indicator.

CONTROL AFTER USE

Set the safety lever "en" (PICTURE1)after using the pistol (PICTURE1), makesure tha! the pistol is unloaded(PICTURE 2), the borrel is clear ofobstructions and the magazine isempty. (PICTURE4)

FUNCTION CONTROLBe sure that the pistol is unloaded

and the magazine is empty befarestarting 011 fundion control S (PICTURE2,3,4).

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SUDE AND BODY FRAMECONTROL

Release 'he magazine by pressing'he magazine release buttan (PICTURE5). Pull 'he slide 011 'he way back(PICTURE 6).While drawing 'he slidebock, check whether the slide moveseasily on the body frame and cocks thehammer or noto If the hammer iscocked when yau retrad the slide, pullthe trigger and check the hammerdecocks easily or noto

After inserting an empty magazine,repeat the same adion. The slide muststay locked and open position in rearo(PICTURE7)

TRIGGER ANO SAFETY lEVERCONTROL .

After cocking the hammer, pull thetrigger ond check if 'he hammer strikesthe firing pin oppropriately (PICTURE8). Safety lever 0150 ads os o decockinglever. Safety/decocking lever drops thehammer safely, but blocks the hammerlo slrike 'he firing pin ond disconnedsIhe linkage between Ihe Irigger and 'hesear. When safety lever is on safepos ilion (PICTURE1), check if the abovemenlioned adions occur or noto

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IRING PIN CONTROL

Pull the trigger and decock Ihehammer, in Ihis period of time checkíhe firing pin if il moves oul 1.30-2.00mm from the breech or nol.

OPERATION

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Warning: Neverassume Ihot o firearmis unlooded and tamper with it. Neverlet Ihe muzzle of o firearm point 01 anyport of your body or 01 anolher personoThis is especiolly importanl whenlooding or unlooding the fireorm. Donol apply force to the pislol with anyobject while handling, cocking,disassembling or cleaning Ihe pistol.The pistol must be controlled by anauthorized gun expert in cose of anextroordinory condition such os defed,breakdown or heavy drops.

PREPARING TO FIRE

Be sure that the safety/decockinglever is on safe position. (PICTURE1)Remove oil from the borrel by usingcleaning rod ond soft cloth. Check thepistol for proper condilion and

fundion. Check the magazine forcorred engagement.

lOAOING THE PISTOL

Set the safety lever on safe position(PICTURE1). Insert Ihe filled magazinein il. housing until Ihe magazinereleo~e bulton is locked. Pull the slidefully back (PICTURE 6) and release.Now, the pislol is loaded, cocked andon sofe posilion. The loaded chamberindicarar will be visible by o red point onthe ejedor (PICTURE3). MC 21, MC 23and MC 23.45 Models don't hovechamber loaded indicator.

Warning: YAVUZ 16 semiautomaticpistols hove automalic safety syslemwhich blocks any movement of firingpino This automalic sofety syslem conbe ineffedive only iflhe trigger is pulledfully.

Be sure Ihat Ihe pislol is sel on safetyposition (PICTURE1)

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Point the pistol to the target. Rotatethe safety/decocking lever with yourthump fully upward. When you areready ta fire, cock the hammermanually (PICTURE 9) and pull thetriggertofire (PICTURE1O).

Warning: After first shot, pistol isautomatically loaded and hammer iscocked. So the pistol is reody to be firedagain. Ifyou do not inlend to fire, keepyour fingers off Ihe trigger ond set Ihesafety/decoking leveron safe.

B)Firing al double action mode;Point the pistol to the target. Rolate

the safety/decocking lever with yourthump fully upword. As the hammer isdecocked (PICTURE 11), pulling Ihetrigger in Ihe first action cocks Ihehammer completely and in the secondoction lets the hammer drop and strike

the firing pino This means to be doubleaction trigger system. After Ihe firstshot, pistol fires sequence rounds atsingle aclion mode unlil last shot. Thelong and heavy double action triggerpu 11 is considered a safety featurebecause it also helps reduce thelikelihood of unintentional discharge.

Warning: After first shot, pistol isautomaticoJJy loaded and hammer iscocked. So the pistol is reody to be firedagoin. If you do not intend lo fire, keepyour fingers off the trigger and set thesafety/decoking lever on safe. After thelost round in the magazine is fired, theslide remains open and locked in rearo(PICTURE 12) To continue to firing,remove the empty magazine (SEEPICTURE 5) and insert a new filledmagazine. Simply press the sliderelease lalch to release the slide andload the chamber (PICTURE13).

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UNLOADING PISTOL

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Engage Ihe manual safety (PICTURE1) (fully down, red dol covered) anddecock the hammer (PICTURE11).

Remove the magazine by pressingIhe magazine release bulton (PICTURE5).Pull the slide fully back to exlroct thecartridge from the chamber (PICTURE6).When you are sure that the chomber iscompletely empty and the last cartridgeis extracted, release the slide to moveforward and locked on the barreJ.If the magazine is loaded, un loadcompletely.

MAINTENANCE

If the pistol is loaded, unload thepistol by following the instruclions of"unloading pistol". Do not begincJeaning and maintenance beforeensuring the pistol is completely empty(SEEPICTURE2, 3). The pistol must bemaintained at least once a month oraftereveryfiring.

DISMANTLlNG

Remove the magazine by pressingmagazine release bulton (PICTURE5).Press the disassembly latch releasebulton which protrudes from the rightside of the pistol with the index finger.(PICTURE14)

While you are pressing the bulton,rota te the disassembly latch on the leftside of the frame with the thumb 90°cJockwise (PICTURE15). Orive the slideforward with barrel, locking block,recoil spring and recoil spring guide rod(PICTURE16).

Slightly pressing recoil spring andspring guide forward, lift and take outthe recoil spring and guide from thesJide (PICTURE17). Be careful about therecoil spring and guide are undertension. Press barrel locking block

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plunger ond toke out the borrel withlocking block from the slide. (PICTURE18)

BARREL CLEANING ANOLUBRICATlNG

Spray the supplied brush with goodgrade protedive oil. Insert the brushinto the borrel from muzzle (PICTURE19) ond scrub tne chomber ond borepretty good. Dry bore of the borrel withbrush ond o cleon coito n cloth.(PICTURE 20) Repeot this operotion

until the cloth tokes out cleonly fromborrel bore. Cleon the borrel lockingblock with cleor ond seft cloth whichsproyed with proledive oil (PICTURE21,22). If it is necessory you con opply oillignlly oil the inside of tne borrel bypossing throuqh it o cleon cotton potensooked in protedive oil (PICTURE23).

SLIOE CLEANING ANOLUBRICATING

Cleon the slide with o cleon cloth orbrush sooked in protedive oil, poyingspeciol oltention to breech foce ond

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ejedor, slide roils ond breech foce(PICTURE24). Drop o few drops of oiloround the ejedor, firing pin block andsofety lever oxle to ensure oilpenetrolion (PICTURE25) ond leove itsligntly oily.

ECOIL SPRING ANO RECOILSPRING GUIOE ROO LUBRICATING

Ligntly oil recoil spring ond springguide with proledive oil. (PICTURE26)After extensive use JI mJght benecessory lo cleon wiln tne supplied

brush ond oil.

FRAME CLEANING ANOLUBRICATING

Cleon 011 surfoces covered by gunpowder residue ond soil on the fromecorefully wiln lignlly oiled brush or oeleon 50ft cleth (PICTURE 27). AIImovlng ports such os magazine cotenbulton, slide stop laten, trigger,hommer, disossembling laten should belubricoted ond 0150 the roils on Ine slideond frome must be lubricoted ligntly(PICTURE28).

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ASSEMBLlNG

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Assemble the pistol following thedisassembling procedure in reverseorder. It is odvisoble to poy attention tofollowing points.

Set safety / decocking lever on sofe(PICTURE 1). The slide should restperfedly flush against barrel and theejedor must settle in its groove in thebarrel. The borrel locking block lugsshould rest in their housing and thebarrel locking block plunger shouldprotrude from the barrel. The recoilspring guide head should lodge in thecenter of its groove in the locking block.When rotating disossembling latch, theslide should be in closed and lockedpositian.

HOW TO REVERSE THEMAGAZINE RELEASE BUTTON FOR

lEFT HANDED SHOOTERS

This operation must be done by agunsmith. Unscrew ond remove gripswith a suitable screwdriver (PICTURE29). Press the back of the magozinerelease button (PICTURE30) down fromflat side and owoy. The magozinerelease bulton assembly will then dropout. Reverse magazine releose buttonassembly and insert the bulton fromgrooved side in position tilting itslightly. Holding the button fromgrooved side of magazine, releoseassembly firmly in place, press its flatside and push it until it clicks into place.(PICTURE 31) The operation is donecorrectly when the magazine slideseasily into its housing. Replace gripswith screws.

ADVANTAGE ANO THE SUPERIORFEATURES OF YAVUZ 16 PISTOlS

Because of YAVUZ 16semiautomatic pistols designed forespecially armed forces and policerequirements, YAVUZ 16 Compadpistols hove a lot of superiorfeatures.

BARREL lOCKING SYSTEM;

Barrel locking system provides longbarrel life and high accuracy atshooting. AII models have Barrellocking system except MC 21 ,MC 23 ve

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MC 23.45 models.

DOUBlE ACTION;

When the hammer is in the loweredposition, pulling the trigger will f1rstcock the hammer completely and thenrelease it to strike the f1ring pin This isdescribed as double actian triggersystem and gives advantages of arevolver to the pistol

MAGAZINE;

YAVUZ16 pistols, except MC T 40 veMC 23.45 hove the double linestaggered magazine which has 15rounds capacities. These magazineshove almost 2 times greoter capacitythan common single line magazines atsame length.

SAFETY SYSTEM;

Safety/decocklng lever allowssofe hammer lowering over achambered round. Selting safety leveron safe position prevents the hammerstriking on the firing pino Also,disconnects the linkage between thetrigger and the sear.

Automatic flrlng pln blockprevents forward movement of thefiring pin unless the trigger iscompletely pulled.

Chambe;' 'oaded Indlcatorindicates the state of the chamber.When a round is chambered, the

extrador head protrudes further fromthe slide breech and exposes a redwarning tab. In the dark, protrusion canalso be felt by touch. This makesunnecessary to pull back the slide toverify if chamber is loaded. MC 21, MC23 ond MC 23.45 models don't hovechamber loaded Indicator.

EASY DISASSEMBLlNG,

Disassembling system is designedfor a quick and easy field stripping andto ovoid casual or involuntaryd isassembly.

USAGE FEATURES;

Slide stop latch locks the slide at therear after last rounds in the magazine isfired. This position informs themagazine and the chamber is empty.Ambidextrous safety lever allows easyand quick actions for left handedshooters, too. Sight dimensionsselected for swift target acquisitionallows easier and quick aiming.Grooved frome design provides goodhandling in special conditions likehandling with wet hands, rapidsuccessive f1res etc. Magazine releasebulton can be revorsed for left handedshooters at the YAVUZ 16 semi-automotic pistols. Checkered gripsprovide beltor holding ond aiming.

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TROUBLESH.O·OTINGc: r.:l!,' '11' •W truJ t'" ~ llR".1E7Follure of loodlng

Deformad or Inspect and replace thedefectivo cortiga cartridge

o cortlge 1"10 Dirty ar badly Clac" ond lubricote theIhe chomberlubricated pistol pistol

Domoged magazine Change magazine

MIsflre Detoctive cartridgeKeep pistol munle in Q sofedirrection and pull thetrigger once more orchanga the cartridge

Dirty chamberClecn and lubricafe thechomber

Extrading failure Dirty or defective Replece or deo" theor sloppoge c:artridgo chambar

Domoge extractor spring Change extractor spring

Broken extractor Changa extractor- -

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