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Originally Posted by Picchio Special
That is a Williams chainset, and those are indeed date codes: AW=1956, with the chainring (AX) being a year later.

Alatet headsets are fairly common on British lightweights from that era; I have one that's going on my Flying Scot.
Hey, many thanks for that.
I was assuming, from the above pics, that it was a Bayliss Wiley chain-set.
If it is a Williams I stand corrected
The B W in the stamp led me to assume Bayliss Wiley obviously.
But this is how you learn and it's a newish area for me, so BF does the job again!!

If it is 1956/7 that fits in with the serial number which seem to run in series.
1898 was the last in 1990 and mine is 1596.
Adds up, and fits in with the Coureur brake set and mudguards!

The Alatet headset is free and smooth so I don't intend touching that.

Seems like I know the make and year 24 hours or so after posting the question here!
How good is that?
Thanks again.

P.S. Is your Flying Scot featured here on BF?
Be good to see it.
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