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Walther PP Field Stripping   To strip, remove the magazine and empty the chamber. Pull down the front end of the trigger guard (21) and push it to the right. It will rest against the frame and remain open. Pull the slide (1) to the rear as far as it will go. Lift up and ease it forward off the frame. To remove the extractor (2) it is necessary to depress the extractor plunger (3) well below the edge of the slide (1). Use a thin awl or a jeweler's screwdriver as shown, and rotate the extractor toward the firing pin After the extractor spring (4) and safety catch plunger (5) have been removed, the safety catch (36) can be easily removed by first rotating it to the off position. Then, while pushing the firing pin deep into the slide, lift out the safety catch as shown. The trigger bar (39) should never be pried out. To remove it, first unhook the trigger spring (29) and push it into the frame. Pull the trigger as far as it will go and, using a small screwdriver, lift the trigger bar free of its slot in the frame. The magazine catch (26) is retained by the trigger guard plunger (22). To remove it, first remove the trigger guard plunger (22) and spring (23). The cocking piece (40) can be removed by rotating it as far as shown until it drops free of the frame.