I had previously assumed my H8 (serial 112886) was also a 190-degree shutter, but as I reexamine the H8 more closely I see that the H8 has the double claw. Ok, yes, the older H16 I have (with serial number 98890) does have the single claw (with the slightly triangular cover), so it has the 190-degree shutter. Only the H-16 M has a 144 degrees shutter. The cameras weren’t numbered in strict sequence but after batches that were begun XX001 or XX501. Serial number 98890 is from 1954 but before the introduction of the trailing double claw which was in March of that year with number 100401. According to ‒1 exposure time is 1/ 45.5 second at 24 fps. If you don’t see two claws, one of which (the upper) serves reverse transport, you have the single-claw cam movement and 190 degrees shutter opening angle.
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