Theory as to why the Haenel 28-R is more prevalent in the US

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The picture being the 28 instead of the 28-R may indicated that this date is so close to the introduction that they didn't have a illustration for the Repeater yet. Once the ad was set they never changed it? But come to think of it I have never seen an illustration for the Repeater, the later one I've seen mentions it under the 28 with no pic. Was there ever a catalog pic of the Repeater?

I was always under the impression that the Repeater was a later entry but it could be that it was on the drawing boards almost simultaneously with the 28? It would be fascinating to see a copy of the 1928 catalog to see what appears? This company seemed to focus on Haenel, they offered the Haenel 50 on another page.