funny thing is, those bantams had at least as much plastic as most modern reels. i was a bit disappointed when i found my first 100 and discovered the left side plate was merely silver painted plastic. being that almost all parts are NLA, i had thoughts of stripping the handle off and putting it on one of my 2500C ambassadeurs, that came with those horrible single handles with the slippery knobs like the 5000Ds.

i am a big fan of the side button clutch, though. getting to be fewer and fewer reels without thumb bar releases.