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I never know if unchanged means "still good" or "obsolete". How can you tell?

• Ancapistani 6y ago
  In 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 :)