1974 Model MF: Rarest of Them All

Did the first production Model MF stove utilize Model 9 components?
According to MSR Newsletter March 1975 Issue 9, the first Multi-Fuel stove (Model MF) was built using Model 9 components like the ones in these photographs.

    

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All Stoves 735 base(9)
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