vz 58 front trigger guard loose rivet

[acmetim]

a new to me, and like new vz 58... after getting home i noticed the front trigger guard rivet was loose and upon inspection discovered i could easily pull it out. the shaft of the rivet is not flared out at all. the hole seems to be a blind hole, so i cannot back the rivet to spread it out and keep it in place. any ideas?
tim

 

[K-C]

Maybe if you used a new screw, you might be able to drive it into the hole?

That type of screw (rivet) is known as a "Round Head U-Drive Screw" and is similar to this:

 

[bfiles]

Either that or just do a little tab with a welder

 

[X2guy]

I was going to tap the shaft of my rivet with a centre punch to create more interference but it fell out and is long gone. I'm going to have to put a new one in.

 

[Mosquito_magnet]

what is the diameter of the hole? do you figure a steel or aluminum rivet?

 

[X2guy]

Looks like its 1/8".