It does look like it went all at once, but that doesn't affect my comment - it could have been bent in a crash and straightened out. On the other hand, it might just be a piece of junk to start with. What's the make, model, year of manufacture? Have you owned it from new? How much do you weigh?
But seriously, don't answer. Shit breaks, you didn't die, it's not worth spending time trying to figure it out. Just get some BL-R770s and live happily ever after.
Then you should have gone to specsavers. A dirty Harry lever wraps around the lever bracket, on the broken mystery lever the lever bracket wraps around the lever. There are other features which don't match, but that's the most obvious one.
It does look like it went all at once, but that doesn't affect my comment - it could have been bent in a crash and straightened out. On the other hand, it might just be a piece of junk to start with. What's the make, model, year of manufacture? Have you owned it from new? How much do you weigh?
But seriously, don't answer. Shit breaks, you didn't die, it's not worth spending time trying to figure it out. Just get some BL-R770s and live happily ever after.