Help dating a (very) old BSA

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Is it chrome or could it be nickel?

Nickel tarnishes and goes a greeny colour if unpolished. Common use of chrome started around 1930ish

 

[stuartp]

Just enlarged the frame number WF could *maybe * stand for war finish. Lots of machine tools had "war finish accuracy as normal" plates.
The chrome is the fly in the ointment.
Edit @stuartp do the rims have any evidence of being chrome plated?Still a lot of chrome though.

The rims are painted black either green painted pinstripes. I would say that is original.
I am happy to take more/ better pictures if that would help.
Thanks again for the replies

 

[stuartp]

‘With’ not ‘either’

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

The rims are painted black either green painted pinstripes. I would say that is original.
I am happy to take more/ better pictures if that would help.
Thanks again for the replies

We like pictures

 

[stuartp]

By popular demand

 

[vcballbat]

The 1935 catalogue specs a Terry saddle

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

The 1935 catalogue specs a Terry saddle

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I think that is really close mate. No skirt guard or white mudguard section on OPs bike. Other than that

 

[vcballbat]

Lots of catalogues to look through, looks like the frame design had a long production run. The Ops bike has probably got the holes in the mudguard

http://threespeedhub.com/catalog-category/bsa/

 

[Guinessisgoodforyou]

Lots of catalogues to look through, looks like the frame design had a long production run. The Ops bike has probably got the holes in the mudguard

http://threespeedhub.com/catalog-category/bsa/

I enlarged the side pic but couldn't see it.