Cyrillic (Russian) Keyboard! 1955 Erika Model 11 Typewriter

Here is a brilliant example of the Erika Model 11 typewriter, this one, from 1955, has Cyrillic (Russian) characters. It is in "as-new" condition, including the case, and comes with the original cleaning brushes. The colour is "military gray" which I have only seen on typewiters associated with the Dutch military.
 
This, little-used, Russian-charactered typewriter was purchased from a Dutch military family who would not give their name nor any indications of the use of the typewriter, and why they would have it. One can only imagine that it has some relevance to the "cold war". This is supported by its "military" colouring. I have only had one other "military gray" Erika and that one was purchased 6 years ago from a Dutch army officer. It, too, was in nearly perfect condition.
 
The Model 11 is highly regarded by collectors and typists for its beauty, portability and its usability. The Model 11 is the distillation of the best parts of the famous and more common Erika Models 10 and 12 into a very portable typing machine. It combines all the fine mechanics of these other models and maintains the beautiful soft, solid, fast feel of them. This is a real writer's typewriter with portability. The design is rather "utilitarian" but somehow the beautiful proportions and overall design raises is to a higher aesthetic level.
This typewriter is in perfect working condition and is nearly flawless cosmetically. The rubber on the platen is excellent condition, clean, smooth and soft, with a ~92 hardness measurement (ideal being 85-95). All the other rubber is clean and soft. The chrome is unblemished. It comes with its original case in superb condition inside and out and original brushes.
For some discussion on this very well-respected model of the Erika typewriter, see: 
https://writelephant.com/2015/10/15/erika-11-out-of-10/
It has a Cyrillic keyboard with foreign accents and the typing action is superb: light and fast but with solid and quick carriage movement (for fast typewriting). The typeface is Pica, with 10 characters per inch.
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