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Chrome Paramount

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St33lWh33ls

Look Ma, No Hands!
A few photos requested from another thread.

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Nice! Any idea on the year? 38-39ish maybe?

Not sure, the serial doesn’t follow the usual three digit or A+ three digit Paramount sequence. If I had to guess I would say 38-40 is possible, the ball end seat stays are typical on early bikes.

This bike was rode hard and put up wet, it’s been crashed and repaired. I bought it for parts for my 39 Paramount, it came with a complete crankset, headset and hubs. I’m in the process of collecting parts to make it a complete bike again.

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I'm really leaning towards the idea that your serial number was restamped. Looks like the stamping dies were larger and it's to damn straight/even. ;)
 
All the serials on these early Paramounts have stampings that don't look so nice, and they are all, at least the ones I've seen, read from the rear of the bike. Here' a typical stamping, and this is also typical on the prewar and wartime New Worlds and Superiors with the three piece cranks.

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I think it is possibly a Watsyn frame. They were sold with Paramount parts. That would account for the non Schwinn #
 
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