Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
They're almost certainly either Italian or English. If Italian, I belive the there will be a line around the lip that butts up to the freewheel threading. At the end of the day, though, it really doesn't matter as the threading was so close. Just use an English threaded freewheel and don't go back to Italian.
And don't go threading on freewheels to bare hubs.
I inherited these hubs in a bunch of bicycle parts that one of my uncles had. There is a shallow grove or line as you call it where a freewheel would go.
Thanks for the help.