cjcarter: pretty cool! I've thought about doing that myself, but a) I like mine the way it is, and b) I'm not sure the bakelite can take any more disassembly (I've already stripped a screw or two). Next one I find I'm going to file the lens barrel to reset to hyperfocal or infinity for landscapes. I think mine is a later version than yours without the black plastic barrel. My barrel is clear plastic, molded in one piece with the lens. The flip changed the lens to film plane distance considerably.