Strange Ambassadeur reel... any one ever seen one?

Dr. Rob · Post by **Dr. Rob** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:54 pm

No.

Very intriguing. What goes on inside?

ReelMan1988 · Post by **ReelMan1988** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:49 pm

Uhmm... for sale?

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WobblySpindle · Post by **WobblySpindle** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:18 am

What's under that left side plate? It almost looks like someone with a bunch of Delrin and a lathe made a one-off center mag conversion for it - but a photo of the inside would probably clear up a lot of mystery. It's certainly one of the more interesting ABU's I ever seen.

WobblySpindle · Post by **WobblySpindle** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:19 am

What's under that left side plate? It almost looks like someone with a bunch of Delrin and a lathe made a one-off center mag conversion for it - but a photo of the inside would probably clear up a lot of mystery. It's certainly one of the more interesting ABU's I've ever seen.

Dr. Rob · Post by **Dr. Rob** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 5:16 pm

Theres sumfin goin' on wiv da handle nut too.

Reel Geezer · Post by **Reel Geezer** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:11 am

I'm confused. I know nothing about Ambassadeurs, but isn't that just an Ambassadeur 1750 with an aftermarket device of some kind added? The handle nut? Isn't it the standard free spool push button?

I would guess that someone with a lathe and a bunch of plastic decided to make an anti-backlash device - maybe a tournament caster. The 1750 has a click button on the backplate, so he would have to make some complicated arrangement to overcome the simplicity of sliding the click button on a standard 1750.

Put it on eBay as a "prototype" and it will sell for thousands.

WobblySpindle · Post by **WobblySpindle** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:37 am

That does look like the standard free spool push button, but I had somehow completely overlooked the plastic spool. Someone was very, very busy. I won't be one of the ones bidding thousands, but if you care to get it out of your collection via eBay or otherwise, I'd love to get my hands on it, if only to see exactly what all that plastic's doing.

Reel Geezer · Post by **Reel Geezer** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:31 pm

Well, Ron Kotch, there's a lot of questions about your reel. Even people who want to buy it. Now we have the question of why you posted the photos? You've got the interest of several ABU experts (not me) who want to see what's inside the tailplate plastic.

fishbugman · Post by **fishbugman** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 9:49 am

I didn't notice any markings on the reel from your pictures, but maybe missed it. I am certainly no expert on Abu Ambassadeur reels, but about 20 years ago I picked up a similar reel that was actually a Japanese knock-off. Many of the parts were splitting images of Abu 1750 parts and it had similar Delrin or nylon/plastic parts. It was marked "Ambassadeur" on side with "Japan" on foot. Back in the 1970's, the Japanese were masters of replicating other makers popular selling reels.

Again...I am no expert on this subject.

WobblySpindle · Post by **WobblySpindle** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:56 am

C'mon - show us the guts.