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Originally posted by Rich Payne
My primary interest is Norton Motorcycles and I have acquired, from Australia, a copy of the Instruction manual for the "Big 4" SWD outfit. It is actually a civilian handbook overstamped with contract no. C2925 which was the last of the pre-war contracts.
The cover has the following handwritten information:-
"PROVISION COPY" and "M.T. CATG. No.3032."
Can anyone give any further info. as to the significance of these markings?
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Rich,
This Contract, C2925, was for 315 Big Four combinations, WD no's C399012 to C399326. Delivered to Central Ordnance Depot, Chilwell, Notts, the order was completed 30th May 1939. It is not unusual to see a civvy manual initially, that is why it is marked "provision copy" or "provisional", meaning, "this will do, until we produce a specific military version"!
MT CATG. No. 3032, means Motor Transport Catalogue No., refering to the publication. Books or manuals were often listed as Chilwell No., because all the vehicle publications originated there.
It may well have gone to Australia, I know of one of these Nortons there, the owner, Wayne is on this forum. He will probably tell you more.
Richard