Some are original and some are labeled as rebuilt. I don't know of anyone reproducing the approx 35-47 coils that have the base terminal for an armored cable feed wire other than possibly KM Lifestyle.
There is a photo of a Clipper style coil they made which looks as if they might have crimped some tubing on the end of a coil that could accept the end of the armored cable that is used on those models. Believe the conventional bodies take a different armored end so haven't seen their option for that type if they have one.
I know at least one of the vendors said they have had no comebacks with NOS coils but after that many years with something electrical sitting on a shelf it is hard to believe some deterioration has not taken place. How long they would work is a question and as for rebuilt, another question is what exactly constitutes a rebuild in something like a coil -- all new guts or just a paint and dent removal.
At least the Napa option is for a fresh and relatively inexpensive coil. Making a holder to use an IC7 on conventional bodies along the lines of the one I made for my Clipper is something I have toyed with but if KM has one that works for one type coil then they probably have it covered for the other.
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