Oscillation rate

[Noodle1275]

Picked a half bail up today (got excited for a bit but discovered it's a third version)

One major difference compared to my others is how slow the spool moves, it takes ten turns to complete a full up down movement
A 410 that's sitting around takes two as do the couple of others I've got to hand

Is this normal on the earlier models?

[GreatLaker]

Noodle1275,
Congratulations on your new Mitchell half bail.
Interesting about the gearing on your three reels; Mitchell 1/2 bail, Mitchell 300, and Mitchell 410.
These all have different gearing. The 1/2 bail Mitchell's have what is known as level-wind gearing. The Mitchell 300 has cross-wind gearing and the Mitchell 410 has high speed gearing.
Kind Regards,
Bill

[Noodle1275]

Kind of missed the point the gearing in everything else (bar an 840 which I didn't check)
All work out at roughly two turns the hal bail is ten to get the same amount of spool travel.
This is true for various 300's from a third version up to Taiwanese versions as well as the 350 400 410 440 and the 300s.