If it has an SA serial number then it is a Saluki and not a Hilsen. Saluki was only made in 650B and Hilsen came in 700. After the merger, smaller size Hilsens came in 650B and larger ones in 700. Saluki was made in Japan starting in 2004 and Hilsen was made in the US from 2006, then later in Taiwan as currency exchange rates became an issue. They were always functionally equivalent. Salukis were mostly side pulls but a small number were made for cantis. There weren't a lot of Salukis made, and I think they ended production (although some hung around in the RBW attic for a long while) around 2007. Both models were for sale separately through 2007. $1,500 for FFHS combo.
At least I think that's about right. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
