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Originally Posted by Jacknola
Sam, what I am suggesting is that all those original ricasso-stamped Solingen blades had three holes drilled in Germany, as per the blueprint specs given to the USNavy, as per the prototypes sent to Germany in May, 1954. However the middle hole was not used to install handles on the Solingen Tenites
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Jack, I don't think this theory holds up, as the spacing of the 2 hole M14 Solingens is closer spaced than the outer 2 holes of the 3 hole solingens. On the 3 hole M14 solingen, the hole closest to the hilt is closer to the hilt than the 2 hole solingen.
Compare spacing below.
I think your later comment probably more likely
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Originally Posted by Jacknola
The only other alternative is that the shop itself drilled holes in the Solingens as needed. In that case, the blades came from Germany with no holes drilled in the tangs, and any Tenites made after some period, say late 1955, would not have an extraneous center hole.
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Regards, Sam
