[SOLD] Model M 1391401, $61 shipped (U.S.)

[ander]

IBM 1391401 Model M Vintage Clicky Keyboard








Includes cable. Missing 2 caps, and the label was applied sloppily, but not a bad deal for a 2nd-gen M in such nice shape, otherwise.

[fohat.digs]

Yeah, great deal. Probably has the heavy back plate, but not the yellow chromate version.

Always good to see that the missing caps are not the hard-to-find ones.

[chyros]

Yeah, great deal. Probably has the heavy back plate, but not the yellow chromate version.

Always good to see that the missing caps are not the hard-to-find ones.

I don't think it's chrome. I think it's either heat treatment or cobalt plating, but chrome seems unlikely to me.

[ander]

I don't think it's chrome. I think it's either heat treatment or cobalt plating, but chrome seems unlikely to me.

I'm sure what Fo's referring to is this sort of thing:




...vs. this:





Yeah, it's always fun to open a board and see that beautiful lustre.

BTW, I neglected to mention that this listing says:

Keyboards are fully tested and cleaned thoroughly before shipment.

There's no telling if "fully cleaned" means they took off the top and cleaned the barrel plate. (Either one has a 5.5mm thin-walled hex wrench, or one doesn't—it's not one of those iffy things.) But at least key-cleaning wouldn't be necessary.