Weird tripod plate

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See here:
https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjgzWDEwMjQ=/z/m2sAAOSwo0JWLgPr/$_75.JPG

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-i59fjHYjt5M/Vq6AkmGYgnI/AAAAAAAAHDc/Fs_Uflfd7TM/s1600/Regula+-+6.png


-) the round cut-out being twice indicates the plate to be alternatively mounted rotated by 180°

-) the two V-slits hint at a (very flat) arresting pin at a tripod being located in two different positions

However
-) the plate seemingly being fixed by rivests contradict my thesis of it intended to be mounted in two orientations


Any ideas what this plate is intended for?
 

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Possibly to keep the camera from tipping forward when set on the table?
 
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The protrusion would be too short and the two V-cuts would make no sense.
 
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Regula 2000
SLR from 1966 by german manufacturer King.
 

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Manuals can be found online for this camera by searching for the Kalimar Reflex CTL 2000, unfortunately, not for free. But that might be the best place to find an explanation.
 
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I do not own that camera. It just was a question out of curiosity.
 
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Yes, but as I indicated in the first post there are some points that make it enigmatic...

King was a manufacturer known for their middle-class cameras, and these are quite frequent here. Also known for their electronic flashes.
They also made higher-end cameras, that are much lesser known, and that I have not come across.
 

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Initially I thought the 2 you first posted were just oddballs, but after looking at (the few) images I could find showing the bottom, it seems most/all had this contraption.

Seeing how it was also sold as a Kalimar, I would tend to agree with shutterfinger that it was for a proprietary tripod, made (probably) by Kalimar. It certainly is a mysterious piece!
 
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