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    A question from an old post

    The same question was asked by another person in an older post, What are the WW1 & WW2differences in the slabsided firing pin knob?
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    Think you mean the cocking piece.

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    Yes, that's it.

    The only mention of a difference I could find was that some have a "rougher" finish, doesn't help much.

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    Not sure this is definitive but the upper one is a '41 "dispersal" rifle, the lower a '17 SSA.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve H. in N.Y. View Post
    Not sure this is definitive but the upper one is a '41 "dispersal" rifle, the lower a '17 SSA.
    Are those the correct way around? Dispersals are commonly encountered with No4 cocking pieces (and/or butts).

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    Yup, I made a mistake. The dispersal is indeed on top but the SSA has a No.4 type piece. I was told that alcohol only kills the weak brain cells but I'm beginning to wonder about that. Nice picture though, huh?

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