This is a later copy of a Shimano Tourney - drawing mainly from the TY30 period. The cable clamp is mounted on the outer parallelogram plate and the pulley cage plates have received some loving styling - some of it functional, some of it aesthetic - don’t you know.

The whole item, however, shouts ‘built to a price’ - in contrast to my earlier Falcon SS.

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• Derailleur brands: Falcon
• Country: Taiwan
• Date of introduction: 1995?
• Date of this example: unknown
• Model no.: unknown (inner parallelogram plate stamped ‘Taiwan 3FO’)
• Weight: 296g including hanger plate
• Maximum cog: 28 teeth?
• Total capacity: 28 teeth?
• Pulley centre to centre: 56mm
• Index compatibility: friction
• Chain width: 3/32”
• Logic: top normal
• B pivot: sprung
• P pivot: sprung
• Materials: steel