Yikes! This is what I'm looking at, so it must be a part switch during repair, or something. Doesn't sound like they're trying to be devious.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Linhof-Technika-...ht_3320wt_1189
Sorry you had to do so much digging. Maybe there's a good story behind this, but I doubt we'll ever know.
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