why did they make

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the 1989 R1128 with both angled pins and straight pins? Which is more desirable and why?

[remington collector]

Are we talking about the pins used to secure the scales?

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Are we talking about the pins used to secure the scales?

Yes, the center pins on some are directly over each other like this : and some are offset like this . '

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[robinetn]

In 1989 the handles were genuine cocobolo wood. The pattern is the most popular of all of the Bullet knives, the Jumbo Trapper. 4-1/2" closed with 1 3-1/2" clip point blade and a 3-1/2" spey blade. This knife is from the first run of knives made by riveting the wood slabs to the brass liners. There was a big problem with wood splitting and cracking, so production was stopped to fix the problem. The fix was to glue the wood slabs to the brass linings. Fake rivets were added at an angle to reduce cracking.

[testcase]

In 1989 the handles were genuine cocobolo wood. The pattern is the most popular of all of the Bullet knives, the Jumbo Trapper. 4-1/2" closed with 1 3-1/2" clip point blade and a 3-1/2" spey blade. This knife is from the first run of knives made by riveting the wood slabs to the brass liners. There was a big problem with wood splitting and cracking, so production was stopped to fix the problem. The fix was to glue the wood slabs to the brass linings. Fake rivets were added at an angle to reduce cracking.

Thanks for the information!