[Milsurplus] Riveting...

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

I need to remove and re-rivet some data plates to the cases of some old 
ARC-5 receivers. The cases are damaged and need to be straightened and 
re-painted.  Are the original rivets still available today? If, so, from where? 
What about tools? I think the original tools were specially made for these 
small rivets. Are there modern equivalents? Where would one obtain these?  
What about the posts which hold the top cover on? Are unriveted ones of 
those still available, or am I going to have to find a lathe?

Thanks,

Ken W7EKB