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Originally Posted by Will N
Interesting to note too is that the form of today's cotter pins are not the same as those available during the Model A era. Modern cotter pin heads are kind of diamond shaped, while those made back in the day had rounded heads. You can't get those round head cotter pins today, so if you have an old jar of themlaying around I bet a fine point car restorer would pay good money for them.
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The diamond shaped head is part of the "hammer lock" of modern pins. As you say, one of the things judges look for in "Fine point" as the hammer locks were not available until the mid-30s.
Joe K