Paratrooper Bicycle?
I went to a local bike shop with my cousin to do some Christmas shopping, and I was surprised to see what I think is a WW2 British Paratrooper's bicycle.
I know it's military and British because It has the upward facing arrow marking. I'm assuming it's a paratrooper's bike because it has two sets of wing-nuts that can be loosened to fold the bike in half.
What do you guys think? What is something like this worth?
Thanks for your time and consideration!
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Have you any better full on pics mate ?
Nick
Last edited by Woolgar; 12-10-2011 at 11:35 AM.
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That would be cool as heck to own. What do they think it is worth is the question?
It is a BSA . IMO need a pic of the crank please.
Eric
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Some in use
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I'm sorry, no. We were literally in and out of the shop in 5mins, and I saw this bike out of the corner of my eye. I can always go back and try to get better pictures.by Stickgrenade
The crank seemed to have letters made into the spokes of the crank.
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yes, that's the exact same!Some in use
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The Crank letters should be B. S. .A if so you got a gem!!
Lots of the cranks were sold off the bikes and replaced with others later.
Birmingham Small Arms
Eric
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How much were they asking? These bicycles are worth serious money. A friend of mine shipped a container full of these back from India around 5 years back and, in time, it bought him a Bentley, honestly!!
Regards, Ned.
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We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
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The bike was just hanging there in a dusty corner of the shop, beside a row of brand spanking new $3,000 mountain bikes. It didn't have a price on it, it was just sort of ... there.
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Go back and get a price and take some better pics brother asap.
Eric
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