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There's some really authentic looking ones on http://www.fake58.co.uk
If by "direct replacement" you mean not even drilling new screwholes then I'm not sure there will be any. I think the vintage style tuners use a different screw layout to the ones you have.
The ideal replacement would have been TonePros Klusons, which were available with either bolt or press-in bushings. Unfortunately they're no longer made - presumably something to do with the Kluson name. You might find some new old stock somewhere.
https://www.allparts.uk.com/products/grover-135-vintage-style-tuning-keys-3x3-plastic-keystone-buttons
They're identical to the Tone-Pros as fas as I can tell. So are the ones Gibson use as stock - these ones are the Gibsons, and are much cheaper - but although I'm *almost* certain they're the threaded bushing type, you need to check because the pics are poor and the description doesn't say...
https://www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/Gibson-Vintage-Nickel-Machine-Heads-with-Pearloid-Buttons/W2F?origin=product-ads&campaign=PLA+Shop+-+GENERIC&adgroup=GENERIC&medium=vertical_search&network=google&merchant_id=1279443&product_id=41559d1&product_country=GB&product_partition_id=468794963215&gclid=Cj0KCQjw5NnbBRDaARIsAJP-YR9P8nGoIfcPUMsJsRTm8FE2UxW1my8u9KFRQQDAgBa5d04riK9GnEcaAg0uEALw_wcB
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@ICBM that's interesting, I didn't realise Gibson were using those tuners now, they do indeed look like the TonePros.
And now I'm remembering they were actually using TonePros for a while, and naming them, until the TonePros Kluson brand disappeared.
The older "Gibson Deluxe" tuners with bolt bushings were made by Schaller (I think?) and always seemed a bit sloppy, with wobbly posts.
The way to tell them apart is that the Schallers have two rectangular riveted pins holding the cover on, whereas the Grovers (and Tone Pros, which really are identical) have one rectangular and two round pins.
None of them are actually very good as tuners, and my honest advice is to leave the Rotomatics on - they’re just better.
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