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DATATION : Second half 1973.

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OBSERVATION : 

The reel has been distributed in Japan.

A "Special" sticker stands on the Side Plate of this reel. It is a version originally produced for the European market.

An additional "Mitchel" sticker has been put on the back of the Housing. This sticker indicates that this reel was exported to Japan.

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Other similar stickers have been observed on other ultra-light high-speed models sold in Japan in the same Period : 

- Michell 408DL SPECIAL. The Japan sticker is put on the rotor (The golden name plate of the DL's version takes at the back of the housing).

- Mitchel 508 DUAL. The Japan sticker is put on the housing, in between the rotor and the base of the foot.

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