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Were it mine, I'd stick with the stainless screws (bolts), as rivets can be such a pain and are never convenient in actual use, but only cheap in original assembly. If you feel you must maintain authenticity with rivets, you can always set up a staking station with a vise mounted punch for backing, to avoid the high cost of specialty tooling.

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