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two possibilities come to mind for presence of the Skitter -

a) fitted by a previous owner

b) a case of the factory using up old stock they ran across in the warehouse

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the pump holder on the frame is an AFA item "I" from France
the diameter of the cup is intended for one of their frame pumps
AFA products come from the Poutrait-Morin firm
they are the manufacturer of Zefal, AFA & Tornade brand frame pumps

here are catalogue pages from 1974, same time as your cycle:





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dating -

there are fittings on the cycle which carry a date mark/code

one is the Sugino brand chainset

there are markings on the backside of the crank arms:

​​​​​​Date of Manufacture of Bicycle Components can be used to date a bike: component dating

would expect a date near to nineteen and seventy-four

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