Easily replaced means only that you can probably mount them on the pistol, not that they will function reliably... that is what the hand fitting is all about. The 1936 Mauser that my Dad captured during WW2 has a mismatched sideplate, and it took some gunsmithing to get it to function reliably when I inherited it. My Dad probably only fired it a couple of times after he brought it home just to demo it to family members. It now rests comfortably in my safe... even mismatched, it is priceless to me.
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regards, -John S
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