Rainier Arms recently announced that there are some counterfeit Raptor Charging Handles floating around. Apparently, they have already contacted their legal advisers to send a cease and desist letter. At this time they are not naming the company/retailer responsible for the counterfeit Raptors. If you purchased a Raptor from Rainier Arms or one of their authorized dealers, then you have nothing to worry about. Contact Rainier Arms if you have questions on who is an authorized dealer.


Here are a couple of sample pictures.




Notice the latches are different sizes, rolls pins are different. The Raptor on the right is genuine. The one on the left is not. The one on the left has symmetrical latches "wings" A genuine Raptor has asymmetrical wings, with the wings on the Forward Assist side longer than the other. The roll pins are much beefier on a genuine Raptor as the thickness was increased. The one on the left appears to be standard roll pins. The laser engraving on the left is also not as sharp, and dull.





Here is another shot. The Raptor on top is fake. You can see much more clearly that the latches on the fake Raptor are symmetrical. The difference in thickness of the roll pins is much more obvious as well.


Make sure to purchase all your Rainier Arms products from AUTHORIZED Dealers.


Shortly after Rainier Arms posted about the Counterfeit Raptors, they advised that Arms Unlimited is NOT an authorized dealer. I'm no detective, but you can put two and two together.