Charles Andrews wrote:
>...the large cutout in the bb-tang suggests it's an italian frame, maker
unknown.
> Could be Confente I suppose. But I don't think this is a Carlsbad product,
unless I'm
> missing something. The paint is so thick (appears to be a repaint from the
dt graphic
> if nothing else), I can't really see the stamps in the bb..but that large
cutout I see
> only on italian frames..
What's wrong with the downtube graphic? It looks correct for the period (two color text, no separaters, outer border appears to be the correct width). That triangular bb-tang cutout sure is curious tho... never seen one on a US-built Masi, but it doesn't even come close to matching the triangles on any of the Italian frames either (they all peak a lot higher).
Steve Sheffield says:
> And now I've just seen the auction questions, where the seller says "M061"
> not H981 ... I guess my Photoshop skills could use a little help.
Pretty sure it's "MC" not "M0." There's a scratch in a very unfortunate place that obscures the stamping, but if you look close you can see that the upper arm of the "C" does indeed terminate just before the scratch.
Bob Hovey
Columbus, GA