Bolt Pawls..Will someone supply them?

It seems that there is considerable demand for replacement bolt pawls among our Carbine community.(I need at least one now) Normally in our free enterprise system, demand for a service or product is often met by someone who provides it. To grab some numbers, I am guessing that there are at least 150,000 to maybe 250,000 M1 Carbines out there. Just a guess and probably way too low. On to my point. If the 250,000 number is anywhere near close, then how many of those owners already have a bolt tool? No way to know but perhaps 1/3rd of them or about 83,000?? It is reasonable to assume that most of these owners would buy a spare pawl or two if the price was right. To manufacture a good sturdy replacement pawl would not be easy. Perhaps some of you engineers could comment. Would seem to me that once set up with heat treating, proper jigs for rough and final machining, etc they could be cranked out in large numbers. Vital questions are: Is there truly a market existing to support the set up cost? Could they be manufactured at a cost low enough to make it feasible? (Would have to be well below $50.00 each I think.) [U]Would the first sales be a "one time only" sale?
Anyway, it is something to ponder and wish for on a sleep Sunday morning.
Who is ready to "tool up" and start turning them out?
Best...
Ed

I guess I sold mine to cheap.

Why tool up for something already being made? All of the reproduction bolt tools have new pawls on them when made and sold so who ever is making them for the bolt tool could make the pawls as replacements too. I think they would sell very well as anyone who owns a tool will need one in the future if they don't already.

Here is a pack of US GI.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...awls_red-1.jpg

Bill,
Those for sale? If so, send me a note.
Jim

What's a Bolt Pawl? I don't have any on my Carbine bolts.

The pawl is a piece on the bolt tool. In the photo, it is the piece on the left of the bolt tool, held on with the screw you see.

It is placed on the extractor plunger when taking the bolt apart.

It is solid on one end and split on the other. It can be rotated to either end as needed for the plunger. The split end is the problem. One of the sides breaks off during use. Not always carelessness or improper use. Just over use does it too.

Everyone needs to have a bolt tool. A must have in my opinion.

Does that answer your question?

Jim

https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/deleted.gif

what are the tongs for?

Unfortunatley I have none for sale. This pack is part of my reference library.

Quite true Bruce. I suspect the commercial manufacturer(s) of the Bolt Tools are not selling replacements Pawls (not to my knowledge) since they would much prefer to sell the entire tool for more money. Like many of you all, I gave up on the commercial tools and stay with USGI made ONLY. I wish the commercial manufacturer could improve on the quality of their tools. I suspect the type of steel and perhaps the heat treating is simply inferior to the USGI tools. Since Bill won't sell any of his spares, guess we will just have to buy an extra USGI tool and continue to wish. Don't blame you Bill, that package must be really rare.
Well, we old folks can wish and remember...all for free.. LOL..
BEST
Ed