can't say i have ever seen it on one of them. i didn't know it was possible. seen it on many of the proto ratchets, that is pretty common.
I've seen it on some Protos and older Armstrong pear heads too, I think. I always figured it was a redneck way to "fix" the ratchet say if the spring for the tightening side got weak from heavy use, and started to slip. Of course im not sure why they couldn't swap springs side to side, but would flip the wheel. Maybe there were other reasons.
But those C-mans have 1 spring, a ball, and Batman pawl. Accidental, carelessness, again some special reason I can't think of.