Prewar -vs- Post War Schwinn Springer Forks How to tell them apart?

[klunk!]

Trying to determine if the Springer fork I have is Prewar or Post? Anyone know some telling signs to steer me in the right direction? Thanks

 

[snickle]

From what I know, the bolt going "behind" the forks is earlier style, and the bolt going through the forks is later style.

 

[ohdeebee]

The "bolt through" forks didn't come out until the 60's. The prewar and postwar forks differ in the bend of the fork legs themselves. I'll try and dig up some pics. Otherwise I'm sure someone on here will have some.

 

[ccmerz]

The bolt through the fork first arrived in 1953.

 

[Blueschwinns]

Springer Fork

The prewar Springer fork chrome rods are smaller in diameter and slightly shorter.

 

[Dave K]

The small diameter struts were used till the late 1940s. The best way I know if to tell the diff is to measure the head tube. The prewar head tube is a little shorter

 

[snickle]

Here is an eBay auction comparing pictures of pre and postwar springer forks

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930-40s-PR...571?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item336edaf593

 

[old hotrod]

That ebay ad is not all that accurate either, I had a 48 with skinny truss rods and there is a small difference in leg length between locking and non-locking forks...

 

[ccmerz]

The prewar forks had a slightly more consistent graceful curvature versus post......

 

[Aeropsycho]

diff or rent...

Skinny truss rods go up to 1950 maybe 51..... the big differences in pre/post are mainly the curve of the legs!

There are a lot of small differences thru out the years you need to study them by comparison each person knows something sometimes wrong sometimes right in the end NO ONE is a Expert!

It is just a schwinn...