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[Tomato John]

Hi John,

Nice work piecing this together.

The knapsack is an Officer's/Paratrooper's/Armoured Infantry musette bag, quite rare and difficult to find in good condition now.

I'm starting an update on the G519 serial number lists (it's been a couple of years, and there's a few more frames around).

Please could you confirm (if you want to!) the serial numbers on your frame. I read H187320, which would be the latest number recorded. Is the date 1944, and the other code number 3?

Also, there should be 2 or 3 numbers stamped on the back of the top of the fork. Are they readable?

Thanks for your help.

Best Regards,

Adrian

Hi Adrian. Good to hear from you. I will verify numbers after work. J

 

[Mercian]

Hi John,

And Thanks (-: Always good to hear from you too.

Found the bb number here:

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1...ern-flyer-43-huffman-g519.125770/#post-844310

Still interested in the fork number if it's there. there's an example here in the last photo:

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1943-dayton-huffman-ww2-military-issue-frame-fork.142358/

Best Regards,

Adrian

 

[Tomato John]

Hi John,

And Thanks (-: Always good to hear from you too.

Found the bb number here:

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1...ern-flyer-43-huffman-g519.125770/#post-844310

Still interested in the fork number if it's there. there's an example here in the last photo:

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/1943-dayton-huffman-ww2-military-issue-frame-fork.142358/

Best Regards,

Adrian

Thanks for the links, those numbers always look like someone was under the influence when they stamped them. hard to read sometimes. I will send you a pic of the forks later today. did you want the hub dates as well?

 

[Mercian]

Hi John,

if you can get the hub date too, yes please.

Best Regards,

Adrian

 

[Tomato John]

Hi John,

if you can get the hub date too, yes please.

Best Regards,

Adrian[/QUOTE

Here you go. Let me know if there is something else. Take care. John

 

[Tomato John]

Will try again.

 

[Mercian]

Hi John,

Thanks for doing that. (-:

You probably know that the 113 corresponds to a manufacture date for the fork of November 1943. Because of this and the 1943 date stamped on the bb, I think the serial number is H157329. As you said, the stamping is all over the place!

Iswingping has one very close in serial to yours, 113 on the fork, and H157495. Some good pictures here:

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/surprise-its-a-1943-huffman.62195/

Best Regards,

Adrian

 

[Tomato John]

Hi John,

Thanks for doing that. (-:

You probably know that the 113 corresponds to a manufacture date for the fork of November 1943. Because of this and the 1943 date stamped on the bb, I think the serial number is H157329. As you said, the stamping is all over the place!

Iswingping has one very close in serial to yours, 113 on the fork, and H157495. Some good pictures here:

https://thecabe.com/forum/threads/surprise-its-a-1943-huffman.62195/

Best Regards,

Adrian

Thanks for the info Adrian. One would think that whoever created the stamps would have made the characters (especially 1’s and 7’s) a little more unique to prevent confusion. Thanks for your time. Take care. John