[CW] Left-Handed Vibroplex Presentation Blue Racer - FAKE!

[Walter - K5EST]

Keen eye, David!

Walter, K5EST ⚓

On Tue, Jun 27, 2023, 6:38 PM David J. J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:

> Unusual variation of Vibroplex semi-automatic key. Here is a left-handed
> Vibroplex Presentation with Blue Racer hardware (I think) and a Blue Racer
> size base. But alas, no La-Hiff adjustable mainspring.
>
> [image: #4 L Presentation Lefthand 188359.jpg]
> Serial number: 188,359, 833 Broadway
> which dates from 1955, however the Presentation would have been made with
> the La-HIff adjustable mainspring, which this key is missing, see photo. So
> it is a beautiful fake.
>
> 73
>
> DR
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> CW mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cw
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:CW at mailman.qth.net
> CW List ARCHIVES: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/
> Unsubcribe send email to
> cw-unsubscribe at mailman.qth.net
> Subscribe send email to cw-subscribe at mailman.qth.net
> Support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
> =30=
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/attachments/20230627/274b78c7/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: #4 L Presentation Lefthand 188359.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 138405 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/attachments/20230627/274b78c7/attachment-0002.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: #4 L Presentation Lefthand 188359.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 138405 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/attachments/20230627/274b78c7/attachment-0003.jpg>