Originally Posted by
anti_spandex
ok so I've been working on repainting this frame I bought used that some one painted over with house paint. Still can't nail down the date.
serial is KS116341 and here is a photo.
According to this database, you've got a pre-1975 Nishiki which pretty much makes it a 1973 or 1974 because they were American Eagle before that.
One of your pics has a model name. It looks like "Safari", but I can't be sure. I'm not familiar with any "Safari" model.