Help ID a Chrome Raleigh (Professional?) with a strange serial?
05-22-12, 09:34 AM
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Would the name for the style of seatstay caps be Bullet?
If I'm correct, so far we know:
It's NOT a Raleigh
It may be Italian due to Italian threaded BB.
It's most likely a 70's production frame
It's most likely not a one-off or very small scale production frame due to the serial
It may have been chromed at some point after production
Serial of L-6844 is an uncommon format.
If I'm correct, so far we know:
It's NOT a Raleigh
It may be Italian due to Italian threaded BB.
It's most likely a 70's production frame
It's most likely not a one-off or very small scale production frame due to the serial
It may have been chromed at some point after production
Serial of L-6844 is an uncommon format.
05-22-12, 10:44 AM
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Hmm, according to classic rendezvous, the serial would fall in the Pogliaghi 60's-70's range which would be about right: https://www.classicrendezvous.com/Italy/Pogliaghi/pogliaghi_serial_numbers.htm
It wouldn't explain the "L" but that may not be included in the serial database.
It wouldn't explain the "L" but that may not be included in the serial database.
05-22-12, 10:53 AM
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A real Pogliaghi should have some more stampings on it either at the seat tube or the head tube - perhaps this is one partial frame that went to a craftsman in the neighborhood? Or, like I am wondering, if someone seriously reworked it when they chromed it? WTF is with the Raleigh badge, then?
05-22-12, 09:09 PM
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Here's another tidbit after cleaning the frame some more tonight: I'm quite sure the frame is silver brazed!
05-23-12, 10:19 AM
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Here's a couple camera phone shots of the frame after it's been shined up. The pics don't fully capture how much better it looks.
Does the silver brazing narrow things down any further?
Does the silver brazing narrow things down any further?
05-25-12, 12:47 PM
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Brought the frame to Yellow Jersey. Andy Muzi first thought it was a Carlton Pro, but when I pointed out the Italian threaded BB, silver brazing, and holes in the lugs, and seat stays, he was stumped. In his typical form he said it looks like it may possibly an oddball Raleigh or something custom from Northern Italy, but it's otherwise "unremarkable". 
He went on to say the fork crown is definitely Northern Italy, possibly Guzi or Buzi, or something like that. Can't quite remember the exact name now.
He went on to say the fork crown is definitely Northern Italy, possibly Guzi or Buzi, or something like that. Can't quite remember the exact name now.
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