I had it out today on my Sinar f8x10 (with my new Hopf Borosilicate ground glass screen) and I saw no problems with the lens. Didn't do any exposures because I'm waiting for my next shipment of film from B&H...
Looked pretty close on all sides of the ground glass and the edge sharpness is amazing, even wide open. If the lens turns out to be a refurbished item, I don't see any problems with it. I created an account at Nikon this evening and put in a request for information about the engraved R. It will be interesting to see if they have anyone left who knows about their old large format line up of lenses? If anything, I have an unusual specimen.
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