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5/4/2015 8:51:02 PM EDT
Bought a parts lot of 180B stuff and included was this mystery charging handle.











It's about 8" long and is way longer than a standard AR-15 charging handle.

Must be some kind of AR-10/.308 gun.

Help me Obi-Wan, you are my only hope!

5/4/2015 9:05:49 PM EDT
[#1]
Definitely AR-10.  As for which one it would have to be decided by one of the AR-10 boys.
5/4/2015 9:21:40 PM EDT
[#2]
AR10.  But it doe not match the first or second generation CH's because of that hole in the rear.
Maybe home made?

The earlier CH's had an un-reinforced front and were more prone to break.


later on a little more meat was added as shown below.


No, its not a Hollywood CH - they are downright weird looking.
5/4/2015 9:33:47 PM EDT
[#3]
Upon further research, I'm leaning towards an AR-10B charging handle.



But it is slightly different from the pictures I am finding.

It came from a defunct gun store in Coal Valley Ill, so that kinda makes sense as well.
5/4/2015 9:49:49 PM EDT
[#4]
I do not think it is for the AR10B retro rifle.  I recall they look like the one below.  But correct me if I am wrong.
5/4/2015 10:24:17 PM EDT
[#5]
Well that adds a wrinkle. All I could find for pics of The AR-10B did not show the charging handle out of the upper.

It's definitely not that one then.

If it adds any to the mystery, my parts lot also included some parts for an AR-180C that never went into production.

Posted about it on my blog.

AR-180C Parts in the Wild
5/4/2015 10:58:23 PM EDT
[#6]
I also got this mystery part in the box as well. Looks to be blued stamped steel.

Any thoughts?



5/5/2015 2:49:37 AM EDT
[#7]
Could it be a Famas charging handle?
5/5/2015 3:28:53 AM EDT
[#8]
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Could it be a Famas charging handle?
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The FAMAS charging handle appears to have a solid, cylindrical rod. To be honest, I had to research what the FAMAS charging handle looked like.
5/5/2015 7:07:17 PM EDT
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Quoted:
Bought a parts lot of 180B stuff and included was this mystery charging handle.

It's about 8" long and is way longer than a standard AR-15 charging handle.

Must be some kind of AR-10/.308 gun.

Help me Obi-Wan, you are my only hope!

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Its a Sudanese pattern charging handle, not original but a very nice reproduction. On the originals the trigger was hand finished to ease the edges, they show file marks under the anodizing. The edges are still sharp on this one, but as I said a pretty nice copy.
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