Why might this reptilian species still have claws, even after they became useless?

So, on the planet Qualis, a reptilian species, known as the modern Qualians, evolved about 200,000 years. Before that, most fighting was down with claws and teeth, and the Qualian ancestor that had the sharpest claws was the most likely to survive and get females, and that's how it was for thousands of years. But then the Qualians became intelligent enough to create weapons like spears and clubs, and having claws became essentially useless. But, I want to have the Qualians keep their claws still. Would it be possible for a body part which is evolutionarily outdated to remain in a species over 200,000?

posted over 6 years ago

DT Cooper‭

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