Quote Originally Posted by USGI View Post
Not going to remove my "Thanks" from Cali's post on Page 1, but I broke my repro Type 1 band (kind that comes in a white box) while squeezing it to see if it had any spring to it. Don't think I'll try this on a real one - maybe just take his word for it! This is a band I bought from Sarco for around $15 to get a swivel for a friend who needed one, and said a repro would do. A couple weeks later, I saw a guy at a local gun show selling these for $10. The screw that came in this one is so close to an original, I'm going to use is to replace a "buggered" one on an old Inland I have.

Here's how I broke it: Squeezed a bit to see what would happen and it felt like it had some temper to it. Next, I squeezed some more (probably to around 1/4" gap) and it made a "crunch" and stayed where it was at - oops! I pulled it back apart and it went back to original, but with a fracture at one of the bends, which appears to be a lot tighter bend than on a real one. I'll attach a few quick pictures to show what this one looks like. It still has some spring to it, and not completely broken in two yet! - Bob
Sorry about that, do I need to send you $15 so you can buy another one? No fear of a real one breaking, I have tested all of mine (including a repro or 2). It still is the best and easy way to test for an original, real band. And if it does break it was no good to begin with!! PS: Please excuse any spelling errors, it is tough to type with a cat sitting directly in front of the keyborad and monitor, have to reach around her to type.