Italians would use something other than a Simplex dropout.
if Italian BB would be 36mm Italian thread, not 35mm French ..& 22.0mm quill stem
as long as you like it why sweat Provenance , importers rebadge things all the time
the stickers may have been applied in Canada or for a CDN importer.
Last edited by fietsbob; 07-24-14 at 11:16 AM.