the problem is the originals were cheap cast pot metal, as are the cheap Chinese repros, and when the cables start seizing up folks reef on the lever and snap it ..... the Golden State repros are stamped steel and hold up way better .... some vendors offer both, some just the cheapies don't fall for the lowest price

Bill


Moved over to the Passing Lane

"When we tug a single thing in nature, we find it attached to the rest of the world" ~ John Muir
"When we tug a single thing on an old truck, we find it falls off" ~ me
Some TF series details & TF heater pics