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Taimen - Russian pneumovacuum speargun

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A better photo of two of the guns with the latest handles.
Taimen with Taigan handle.jpg
 
Latest version with new front hub integrating line slide holder. "O" ring now clips into the hub face for frictional fit of the slider into the front of hub to ensure a straight push on the shaft when loading the speargun. Note new line wrap hook that uses one of the unused carabineer holes in muzzle front face..
Taimen parts nos. assembly & seals 2024 A.jpg


Compare with the previous front hub. Parts will still be available for the earlier guns.
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Taimen parts nos. assembly & seals 2020 X.jpg
 
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Latest version with new front hub integrating line slide holder. "O" ring now clips into the hub face for frictional fit of the slider into the front of hub to ensure a straight push on the shaft when loading the speargun. Note new line wrap hook that uses one of the unused carabineer holes in muzzle front face..
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Compare with the previous front hub. Parts will still be available for the earlier guns.
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This new redesign is something similar or same as I have in my Salvimar-Tomba adapter.
As you say: " "O" ring now clips into the hub face for frictional fit of the slider into the front of hub to ensure a straight push on the shaft when loading the speargun." It serves not only to ensure a straight push on the shaft, but also to alowe some bending of it so making the loading easier - more fluent.
Possible jamming of the shaft during loading was the main issue of the previous design - at least I saw it so based on my previous experience with early Tomba that had the same issue.


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