Westfield paratrooper

[20700974464]

I just came across this and know very little about it. It seemed interesting so I picked it up. Any Info etc. would be appreciated, thanks

 

[tryder]

 

[tryder]

 

[20700974464]

Cool! Thanks

 

[Mercian]

Hi @20700974464

The serial number on the bottom of the Bottom Bracket will help date it precisely. But from the features I see, it's likely to be from 1946 to 1949, more probably 1946.

Best Regards,

Adrian

 

[20700974464]

Thanks, from what I have found out regarding rivet placement of head badge was postwar they were on the sides. Pre and during the war they were on the top and bottom. I couldn’t see any numbers but they could be under layers of paint. Thanks again for the info!

 

[MrColumbia]

It's defiantly post war civilian. It does have an incorrect sprocket. 1940's Compax's had 1 inch pitch or skiptooth sprockets and chains. A previous owner no doubt changed to a 1/2 inch pitch in order to use a modern rear wheel setup.

 

[MrColumbia]

Thanks, from what I have found out regarding rivet placement of head badge was postwar they were on the sides. Pre and during the war they were on the top and bottom. I couldn’t see any numbers but they could be under layers of paint. Thanks again for the info!

The placement of the headbadge rivet has nothing to do with pre vs post war in this case. I have quite a few Compax's that are postwar. The Westfield badged like yours have the rivets top and bottom. The Columbia badged bikes of the same year had the rivets on the sides, one slightly higher and on slightly lower than center line.

 

[20700974464]

Thank you for info. Yeah the sprocket looks like one I had on a Sears bike. But I didn’t realize the tooth spacing that you mentioned. Great info. Thank you