For the first time, A Blue Small Ambassadeur was borne. Though produced in 1997, this beauty was only marketed in early 1999 through the official Mamiya Catalogs. With the small number of Blue Small Ambassadeurs produced, these beauties are considered rare.Mamiya pushing beyond the conventional design in replacing the anti-reverse dog with the renowned Instant Anti-Reverse (IAR) Bearing made by German Manufacturer INA.Compared to her colored ‘CI’ cousins, these Small Ambassadeurs were more sort after as all the previous problems associated with the CI models were overcame within the last year or so.Produced in 1997.Errors in Ambassdeur schematic diagrams are consistently high and in this case, the Star Wheel should be #23903 and the Spool should be #975130.
