BB, I appreciate your response. The engine is a HK25, and with a bit of choke starts on the first pull every time, I think it's not bad for $120. The ID plate can be seen in the attached photo, it appears to be a single brass plate. The owner I purchased it off unfortunately was not the first owner, but I can ask the question to see if he still has the correct details of the person he purchased it from.

I tried my best to get a photo of the reel contact area with the mower on its end.

I purchased this as I have always been interested in keeping my lawn at its best and read that this type of mower is a must for the perfect lawn. My thoughts were to clean it up and paint it as I have some spare time over the coming month and thought this would be a good little project.

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