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Originally Posted by emeritus
Rewireable Europlugs used to be (and possibly still are) available in mainland Europe. Here's two from my late brother-in-law's effects in France about 10 years ago, so I don't know when they were made. The right-hand one has an elephant logo and, unusually for continental practice, side cable entry. The left-hand one is by Legrand and, despite its appearance, has rear cable entry. Both are rated at 6A 250V and have the angled Europlug sides. For both plugs, the black base carrying the pins and cord grip simply snaps into its white resilient plastic cover.
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I can confirm this. I bought one a couple of years ago from an electrical shop here in Poland. I can't remember whether the connections needed soldering or had screw terminals, but the plastic cover slid on and would require a lot of fiddling with a small screwdriver or spudger to remove again. It was clearly not intended to be taken apart once assembled. It looks pretty much indistinguishable from a moulded-on one once on the cable - I fitted it to a table lamp.
Here's a similar one from a local DIY store:
https://www.bricoman.pl/elektryka-os...chwytem-czarna
I've used this variety, too, and they're quite a neat design which enables the cable to emerge straight or at a right-angle, and the finger ring removes the temptation to pull on the cable.
Rewireable Europlugs are very much alive and well!
Chris