Le Cyclo Rear Derailleur / Claw Mount / Cables: 1920's-1940's French Randonneur

Introduced in 1923, the "Le Cyclo" basically ruled all the lands as of the cyclotourisme realm until the 1940's. It is a loop cable type, and is "neutral normal" meaning there is no spring tension on the derailleur in either direction. They were immensely popular on randonneuring bikes through the Concours De Machines. The model was eventually replaced with the quite similar Cyclo Randonneur 4V.

This one is a steel arm version, with a large flange around the lower pulley. It comes with a claw clamp mount to attach to the chainstay, cables, housing, and some of the cable hardware needed.  It does not include the spring.

Condition

Fair to average used shape. Derailleur seems to be in okay shape with light wear. Claw seems to have one of the cable anchor spots pulled out (maybe it can be bent back? didn't look very hard).

*SOLD AS-IS. I do not have the knowledge base on these early derailleurs to ensure that everything is present and in working order. I have compared to catalogs when possible though.  Enjoy the lower than market value prices knowing there won't be refunds available on these. I've done my best to show everything at various angles in the photos, study them carefully.