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I was looking at that again earlier. It hasn't got the embossed handlebars though but these might have been added later? I have been removing the thick silver paint and think that if I'm extremely careful I might be able to save the original paint, If so I'm tempted just to seal it with a couple...

Yep thats an exact match! Thank you. Although I kind of liked the idea of it being a red feather jjust because I like the name :). Thanks guys I really do appreciate your help.As much as I enjoy the research I don't know anything about vintage bikes

Just come across something on the net thats saying the head badge belongs to a Dawes 'Red Feather' ?

That catalogue is fascinating you're right there's a couple that come close but not quite! Grrr lol. Further investigation today has led to discovery of a number on the rear non drive side dropout which looks like FS8273. Anyone know anything about the number? The original paint work looks like...

Thanks that's very interesting, Yes it say's Dawes on the head badge. Got down to a bit of the original paint and it looks a bottle green colour. It's shot though so going to strip it down and get in resprayed preferably as it was if I can definately indentfy it.Also noticed it says Normandy...

Lol oonaff will do :-)

Thanks guys. Will get some more pics today.Going to attempt to very carefully remove the crap paint job and see whats underneath. Maybe that'll be a clue as to what it is?

Picked this up today. Don't know anything about it but it's very pretty. It's got lovely engraved handlebars, coureur 66 brakes, Ideale seat, milremo stem.Does anyone know anything about it? age? Make or anything, not the original paint