TM 9-243
CARE OF FILES - Continued
REPLACING THE HANDLE
1.
To remove a handle, hold the file with one hand. Pull
the file from the handle while striking the ferrule end
of the handle against the edge of a bench.
CAUTION
NEVER HAMMER A FILE INTO ITS
HANDLE.
3.
Tap the handle on the bench top until the file is
seated.
2.
To install a new handle, insert tang end of file into
handle socket exerting pressure with your hands.
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