Originally Posted by Sporkinum
They said they got it from a friend in the military. I was in the military and stationed in Italy in the '80s. There were a lot of bikes/models sold there that weren't sold in the US. I wouldn't discount that the bike being sold was a low end Italia only model.
While there are some models that aren't sold in the US ( I have one, a Colnago Competition, which is basicily a Master made for pro racers) all the steel Colnagos I've seen have the clover cutouts, bar none.