Hand Made Morse Key from Holland?

[Ham4CW]

This key is interesting in that it is huge, yet handmade and very little is known about it.

I aquired this key from an online auction site, but the seller knew very little about it. I recently found his page by accident while searching for another key.

This key appears about 2/3 of the way down this page >> https://pa5mx.jimdofree.com/keys/

He says that...

This key has no markings. I don't know who is the maker. I bought it at a ham fair in Holland. It resembles a swedish key of XL size: 27,5 x 8,5 cm., but it handles very well.

Here are a few images I took of it with an Altai High Speed Morse Key next to it to give an idea of the scale of the key. This is the longest long-arm key I've ever stumbled across...

I have nick-named the key a 'viking' key, due to its long narrow appearance like a viking longship.

 

[MI0PYN]

This key is fascinating. For some reason I really like this one.

I suspect with it being so long, even with very small contact gaps, the travel on the end of the lever is still quite a bit, and if you like short travel keys it must be quite difficult to adjust to your satisfaction.
I quite like a bit of travel, so I don't think it would bother me personally, but I know there are people who barely want to touch the key and it make contact.

 

[Ham4CW]

This key is fascinating. For some reason I really like this one.

I suspect with it being so long, even with very small contact gaps, the travel on the end of the lever is still quite a bit, and if you like short travel keys it must be quite difficult to adjust to your satisfaction.
I quite like a bit of travel, so I don't think it would bother me personally, but I know there are people who barely want to touch the key and it make contact.

It isn't actually too bad. You can adjust the gap quite finely so you don't need much 'button travel' at all. Because of the length of the arm and the very slight springiness of the materials used, the key has a nice softness about it when keyed.

A key that feels very similar but looks nothing like it is an RAF Type-D Key. They also have a softness to the feel, possibly due to the lower contact sitting at the end of a 'tongue' of metal, so it acts a bit like a shock absorber.