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Well, Marktplaats worked out after all! Got this frame in the post a few days ago. Absolutely filthy in parts, so I'll be stripping it down once my broken arm mends enough for me to start being able to rotate my wrist without grimacing in pain.
Many thanks to everyone who gave me advice in this thread on how to negotiate the aforementioned website. I would have given up without your help!
According to the stamp on the BB shell (3310967) that dates it at 1987, but then it's got Gazelle logos on the seat lug. According to the Gazelle CM website they weren't used until 1989. Confusing!
The bike came with a Campag Chorus rear derailleur (1st gen) and Athena cranks, but I'm on the fence as to whether to use them - I've got a 7400-series Dura-ace set which is technically (although not aesthetically) better, and Campag stuff over here in Japan is extortionate.