Great thread!
Hey Loki I seem to be developing an interest in the MINI too now - Along with Poncho!! So I have constructed one of my choronology tables for the MINI - like I did for the PST This one is a lot simpler!!Loki - I have a few queries with your photos - So my table does not exactly represent your photos at the start of this thread.Here are my queries and the changes I made - If anyone can verify or correct what I did please let me know and I will change/correct as appropriate.As before, I am a complete amateur on these tools - I just put the data in a table!! So please let me know. 1989-1990 - Could not see difference with 1990-1992 - So dates/versions merged 1994-2000 - Text says only one handle stamped - photos also show both handles stamped - So I put in an end date of 1995 for single stamped handle - as I have a 95 with a blank back handle, but 1997 with stamps on both handles. And then 1996 as start date for dual stamped handles - Note this is also in line with dual handle stamping of PST 2000-2002 - Could not see change from previous photo - So date for dual stamped handles becomes 1996-2002 Other points are:I think right from the start the MINI had a metric/imperial ruler and also the wee hole for a split ring - right?Did the hard wire notch on the mini really come in 2 years before the hard wire notch on the PST? You would think the PST would be first - Or the dates would be the same ?!!Thanks all
Quote from: Huntsman on May 02, 2016, 06:55:52 AMHey Loki I seem to be developing an interest in the MINI too now - Along with Poncho!! So I have constructed one of my choronology tables for the MINI - like I did for the PST This one is a lot simpler!!Loki - I have a few queries with your photos - So my table does not exactly represent your photos at the start of this thread.Here are my queries and the changes I made - If anyone can verify or correct what I did please let me know and I will change/correct as appropriate.As before, I am a complete amateur on these tools - I just put the data in a table!! So please let me know. 1989-1990 - Could not see difference with 1990-1992 - So dates/versions merged 1994-2000 - Text says only one handle stamped - photos also show both handles stamped - So I put in an end date of 1995 for single stamped handle - as I have a 95 with a blank back handle, but 1997 with stamps on both handles. And then 1996 as start date for dual stamped handles - Note this is also in line with dual handle stamping of PST 2000-2002 - Could not see change from previous photo - So date for dual stamped handles becomes 1996-2002 Other points are:I think right from the start the MINI had a metric/imperial ruler and also the wee hole for a split ring - right?Did the hard wire notch on the mini really come in 2 years before the hard wire notch on the PST? You would think the PST would be first - Or the dates would be the same ?!!Thanks all Now I can not make new photos. I will return home on 10 May and will try to make a new photo.The first version was minitul without any inscriptions (both arms). Cutters for solid wire appeared likely at the same time and when PST