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Ironically, the Swiss have excellent small arms for their military, and an impressive degree of design an manufacturing continuity for them. The Sig 510, adopt
by Ancapistani 6y ago
Ironically, the Swiss have excellent small arms for their military, and an impressive degree of design an manufacturing continuity for them.
The Sig 510, adopted in 1957, uses the same charging handle as the rifle they adopted in 1889.
- neolog 6y agoI never know if unchanged means "still good" or "obsolete". How can you tell?
- Ancapistani 6y agoIn this case, it was because the bolt handle on the m1889 worked just as good on the K-31. While the Sig 510 doesn’t require you to pull the bolt each time you fire, it did need a handle to grab to load the rifle - why create a new part with a new supply chain? After all, the older rifles were still in service for years after the new one was adopted, so re-using the same handle meant they only had to stock one part in their armories instead of two. Here’s the bold assembly for the Schmidt-Rubin 1889 or 1896/11: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/hqEAAOSwT~9WhutS/s-l300.jpg https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/hqEAAOSwT~9WhutS/s-l300.jpg Here’s the bolt handle on the Schmidt-Rubin K-31: https://www.gunpartscorp.com/pub/products/997460.jpg https://www.gunpartscorp.com/pub/products/997460.jpg Here’s the charging handle on the Sig 510: http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/Combloc/SIG%20510-7/P1110558_zpsb5dd0b3e.jpg http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/Combloc/SIG%20510-7... The part you grip is interchangeable :)