Operator for Left Casement window

Handy Person from Lake Geneva, WI
Hi Swisco,
The picture is of the right casement window next to the left casement window I'm trying to find an operator for. 
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Handy Person from Lake Geneva, WI
please let me know what additional information you need to determine the correct replacment operator. 
Tom
Tom from SWISCO
SWISCO
Expert

Thanks for your patience during this busy season. Your operator appears to be a match for either our 39-253RB or 39-439B, depending on the design of the guide at the end of the arm. I can't see that in your photo, so that should be the first thing you check. We have detailed photos for each product that you can use as a reference, as well as the video below.

Handy Person from Lake Geneva, WI
Hi Tom @ Swisco
Thank you for your response and the video. It's been determined that I need a 39-438B and would like to confirm that is for a left casement window when viewed from the outside. 
 
 
 
 
Tom
Tom from SWISCO
SWISCO
Expert

Great! I'm glad you found a match. As for handing, these aren't really defined that way unfortunately. Every manufacturer, supplier, and handyman has a different method of defining left and right. For example, two different suppliers in our records have this same operator listed as left and right. There's no universal consensus.

Rather than go by unreliable labels, we recommend using the physical design of the operator as the main point of reference. Check what side the handle is on and the orientation of the arms. That's a far more reliable method. If you still aren't sure, show me a photo of the operator base and I'll tell you which one it is.

Handy Person from Lake Geneva, WI
Hi Tom,  Thank you for the additional info. I think we're getting closer.
Unfortunately, I'm unable to take a picture of the operator I want to replace because it's missing.
The attached pic is the operator from the left window (interior view) of a two window unit and I need the opposite of that.
Not only is the right window (interior view) currently missing the operator but the handle that opens the window.
Attached is a pic of the handle that opens the left window (interior view) 
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Tom
Tom from SWISCO
SWISCO
Expert

Sure, so the operator in this specific photo is our 39-439B. If you needed the opposite side, that'd be our 39-438B instead. This uses the 39-451 cover (sold separately)

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