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MAKERS: BSA Cycle Co

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“BSA was formed in June 1861, with a capital of £24,500, specifically to manufacture guns. It was the largest private manufacturer of arms in Europe. The company, controlled by a committee of all its members, purchased a 25-acre site at Small Heath, Birmingham, on which they built a factory for the sum of £17,050. This plant was expanded, improved many times and even bombed by Hitler during the Blitz. It was finally demolished in 1977.
BSA received its first government contract in 1866, for the conversion of 100,000 muzzle loaders into breech loaders, to be completed within twenty months. The order, which was worth a massive £98,750, was given to BSA for fear of Britain becoming involved in the Austro-Prussian war. The factory at Small Heath responded to the emergency by setting up a night shift and turned out 3,000 conversions a week, completing the contract by February 1868 [extract from the History of BSA in the book ‘BAD TEETH NO BAR: History of Military Bicycles in the Great War’]

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Items in this Collection

1899-BSA-Boer-War-Bicycle-Martini-Henry-Rifle-16

1876 BSA Martini-Henry Rifle / 1899 BSA Fittings Machine

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BSA OTTO

1880-1883 BSA Otto

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1899-BSA-Fittings-Machine-04

1899 BSA Fittings Machine: Telegraph Battalion, Royal Engineers ‘Cable Layer’

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1899_BSA_Fittings_Bicycle_1

1899 Roadster Machine built entirely of BSA Fittings

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1900-BSA-Backpedal-Brake-08

1900 BSA Back-pedalling Brake

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1900_BSA_Catalogue_02

1900 BSA Fittings Catalogue (British)

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1900_BSA_Catalogue_French_00-copy1

1900 BSA Fittings Catalogue (French)

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1900 BSA Fittings Machine

1900 BSA Fittings Machine (Brakes: Bowden rear; thumb lever front)

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1900-BSA-Telegraph-Battalion-05

1900 BSA Fittings Machine: Telegraph Battalion, Royal Engineers Wireless Operator

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1900-BSA-Springframe-62

1900 BSA Lady’s Spring-Frame

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1900 BSA FITTINGS RACER Double top tube 5 copy

1900 High Frame Machine with Double Top Tube built entirely of BSA Fittings

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1901-BSA-Mark-1-Military-15

1901 BSA ‘Bicycle (Mark 1) High. Medium. Low

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1901 BSA Gents Springframe 05

1901-1903 BSA Gents’ Springframe (with Patent Backpedal Brake)

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1901-BSA-Fittings-Cushion-Frame-76

1902 BSA Fittings Cushion Frame

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1902-BSA-Boer-War-06

1902 BSA Roadster (Boer War Military Model)

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1902_BSA_10

1902 Haviland ‘Victoria’ BSA Spring Frame Roadster

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1902 BSA Springframe

1904 BSA Lady’s Spring-Frame

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bsa_fittings_machine

1904 Light Roadster Bicycle built from ‘B’ pattern BSA fittings

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bsa_lincoln_jeffries_6

1906 BSA Lincoln Jeffries Air Rifle

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1907-BSA-Fittings-05

1907 BSA Fittings Machine

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1910-BSA-Oblin-50

1910 Bicyclette ‘Oblin’ built from BSA ‘B’ Pattern Fittings

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1910-BSA-Path-Racer-14

1910 BSA Racer built from ‘A’ Pattern Fittings

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1910 BSA Road Racer 05

1910 BSA Road Racer built from ‘A’ Pattern Fittings

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1910s-BSA-sloping-top-tube-Racer-11

1910s ‘Fortuna’ Sloping Top Tube Road Racer built from BSA Fittings

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FOR SALE WW1-BSA-Folding-Military-Bicycle

1910s BSA ‘Machine Folding, General Service’ (WW1)

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1910S-BSA-Fittings-Machine-02-1

1910s BSA Fittings Road Racer (‘Modele Course sur Route’)

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FOR SALE 1910s BSA Tall 28 inch frame 1 copy

1910s BSA Gents Roadster (28 inch Tall frame)

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x1912 BSA Lady’s Roadster Bicycle 82

1910s BSA Lady’s Roadster Bicycle Model 4D

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1910s BSA WW1 replica with Bayonet practice rifle 05

1910s BSA Territorial with WW1 Military Fittings

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1910s-BSA-Fittings-Drop-tube-Racer-05

1910s Drop-tube Road Racer built from ‘A Pattern’ BSA Fittings

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1911_BSA_Light_Roadster_05

1911 BSA Light Roadster (28″ Frame)

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1912 BSA Boy Scout bicycle 1

1912 BSA Junior Boy Scout’s Bicycle

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1912 BSA Road Racer 05

1912 BSA Road Racer built from ‘A’ Pattern Fittings

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1914 BSA Ladies 05

1913 BSA Modele de Luxe Lady’s Bicycle

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10_bsa_ladies_5-copy

1914 BSA ‘Model 4D’ Lady’s Roadster

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1912-BSA-All-Weather-1

1914 BSA All-Weather Special Order 28″ Frame

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1914 WW1 BSA Terrritorial 05

1914 BSA Territorial with WW1 Military Fittings

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1914 BSA Folding military bicycle BAD TEETH NO BAR book 05

1914 WW1 BSA Folding Bicycle: ‘MACHINE FOLDING, GENERAL SERVICE’ (26″ Wheels)

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1914 BSA Folding military bicycle 05

1914 WW1 BSA Folding Bicycle: ‘MACHINE FOLDING, GENERAL SERVICE’ (28″ Wheels)

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BSA Territorial 05

1915 BSA Modele de Luxe with Territorial Fittings

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1915 BSA Territorial 05

1915 BSA Territorial WW1

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1914_WW1_BSA_WALL_AUTOWHEEL_051

1915 WW1 Motorised BSA Bicycle with Wall Auto-wheel

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SAMCC

1916 BSA Motorcycles & the SAMCC

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1915 BSA WW1 05

1917 BSA Three-Speed with WW1 Territorial Fittings

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1917_BSA_MILITARY_05

1917 WW1 BSA All-Weather with Military Fittings

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1918 BSA All Weather Bicycle 0

1918 BSA All-Weather Bicycle (with BSA 3-speed gear)

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1918_BSA_02

1918 BSA All-Weather Bicycle, Model 14D

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Empire-Military-Folding-Bike-40 copy

1918 BSA Empire ‘Machine Folding, General Service’

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1918 BSA DE LUXE 05

1918 BSA Lady’s Modele de Luxe

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1920_bsa_all_weather

1920 BSA Model 14D Gent’s All-Weather Bicycle

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FOR SALE 1920s-BSA-Gents-Heavy-Roadster-74

1920s BSA Gents Heavy Roadster – Tall 30.5″ Frame

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1923 BSA All-Weather Ladies’ Bicycle 0

1923 BSA All-Weather Ladies’ Bicycle

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1924 BSA No 14D All-Weather Bicycle 05

1924 BSA Model 14D Gent’s All-Weather Bicycle

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1931 BSA Light Roadster 05

1931 BSA Light Roadster

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1931_BSA_All-Weather_09

1931 BSA Special All-Weather ‘Model 166G’

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1932_BSA_05

1932 BSA Gent’s 28″ Roadster with Double Top Tube

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1932 BSA bicycle 05

1933 BSA ‘Heavy Roadster’

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1934 BSA Double Gents Tandem 0

1934 BSA ‘Model T2’ Double Gents Tandem

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1930s-BSA-Club-Bicycle-05

1934 BSA Club ‘Model 403A’

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1934_BSA_Club_04

1934 BSA Club Gent’s Bicycle Model 403A

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1934-BSA-Opperman-Super-eeze-04

1934 BSA Opperman Super-eeze

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1934 BSA Trichrome Special 05

1934 BSA Trichrome Special

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1937 BSA 3 Speed Roadster 05

1937 BSA Club Tourist Model with Hub Brakes

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1937-BSA-Tandem-sidecar-02

1937 BSA Double Diamond Tandem with Watsonian Sidecar

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1937-BSA-Gold-Vase-07

1937 BSA Gent’s ‘Gold Vase’

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1937 BSA Gents ‘Gold Medal’ Bicycle 000

1937 BSA Gents ‘Gold Medal’ Bicycle

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1937 BSA ‘PILED ARMS’ TANDEM & Watsonian ‘Model 8’ Two-Seater Sidecar

1937 BSA T74 Piled Arms Tandem with Watsonian Model No 8 Two-Seater Juvenile Sidecar

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1937 BSA Gold Vase 05

1938 BSA Gent’s Gold Vase

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1938 BSA Golden Key 05

1938 BSA Sports ‘Golden Wings’ Special

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1939-BSA-GOLDEN-KEY-05

1939 BSA Golden Key (New-old-stock)

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FOR SALE 1939-BSA-OPPERMAN-01

1939 BSA Opperman Gold Special

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1936-BSA-Opperman-Special-05

1939 BSA Opperman Special

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1939 BSA Safety Roadster 3 copy

1939 BSA Safety Roadster

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1939 BSA JUNIOR 05

1939-1940 BSA Junior D1 Boy’s Bicycle

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BSA_Brockhouse_02

1940s BMB Brockhouse Tractor. Austin 7 Chassis; BSA 320cc Engine (WW2 Tug?)

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1940s-BSA-MkV-Military-07

1940s BSA Military Mk V Roadster

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1930s WW2 BSA inflator pump for Airborne Paratrooper Bicycle 6 copy

1940s WW2 BSA inflator pump for Airborne Paratrooper Bicycle

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1942 BSA AIRBORNE 1st Pattern Paratrooper Bike 3 copy

1942 BSA Airborne Paratrooper Bicycle (1st Pattern)

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1942-BSA-Airborne-1st-Pattern-06

1942 BSA Airborne: 1st Pattern Twin Seat-Tube (R6387)

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bsa_mark_v_03

1942 BSA Military Mk.V Roadster with Rifle Clips

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1942_BSA_Irish_Army_03

1942 BSA Military Mk.V Roadster, ex Irish Army

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1942 BSA Airborne # 1422 military folding paratrooper bicycle 00

1942 WW2 BSA Airborne Bicycle, 1st Pattern

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1942 WW2 BSA Airborne Bicycle, 1st Pattern 05

1942 WW2 BSA Airborne Bicycle, 1st Pattern (R4154)

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1942_bsa_airborne_newhaven_fort_1

1942 WW2 BSA Airborne Bicycle, 1st Pattern Twin Tube (R2485)

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1943 BSA Airborne 05

1942-1945 WW2 BSA Airborne Bicycle, 2nd Pattern

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1944-BSA-Airborne-Paratrooper-Folding-Bicycle-14

1943 BSA Airborne Folding Paratrooper Bicycle #R40971

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1943-BSA-Airborne-05

1943 BSA Airborne, 2nd Pattern (R37618)

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1943_BSA_Irish_Army_05

1943 BSA Mk V Roadster Irish Army Issue

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1943-BSA-Airborne-R38943-01

1943 WW2 BSA Airborne Bicycle, 2nd Pattern R38943

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1943 WW2 BSA Airborne Folding Paratrooper Bicycle 1

1943 WW2 BSA Airborne Folding Paratrooper Bicycle

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PARA_CYCLEMASTER_10

1944 BSA Airborne Motorised Folding Paratrooper Cyclemaster

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1944 BSA Parabike & Junior 05

1944 BSA Airborne Paratrooper & Junior Pegasus Parabike

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0-1944-BSA-Airborne-Paratrooper-Bicycle-1

1944 BSA Airborne Paratrooper Bicycle (# R49431)

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1944 BSA Airborne Paratrooper 05

1944 BSA Airborne Paratrooper Bicycle # R43613

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1943 BSA Airborne folding paratrooper bike 66 copy

1944 BSA Airborne Paratrooper Bicycle R48672

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bsa_airborne_filming_09

1944 BSA Airborne Paratrooper Bicycle R50823 – Filming in Los Angeles

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1940s PARABIKE Boys Junior 2

1946 – 1953 BSA Junior Parabike in army trim

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1948 BSA Paratroop 904ACP 05

1946 BSA Paratroop Model 904ACP

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1946_BSA_ACP_30

1946 BSA Paratroop Model 904ACP – American Export Model

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1952_parabike_02

1946-1953 BSA Junior Parabike

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para-junior-boys

1946-1953 BSA Junior Parabike: Boy’s Model PJ/1

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FOR SALE 1940s BSA Parabike Girls 1

1946-1953 BSA Junior Parabike: Girl’s Model PJ/2

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1950 Junior Parabike 05

1946-1953 BSA Junior Parabike: Girl’s Model PJ/2

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1946_BSA_Junior_04

1946-1953 BSA Junior Parabikes – Boy’s & Girl’s

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1946-BSA-Parabike-Junior-08

1946-1953 BSA Junior Parabikes: Boys & Girls

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1946 1947 BSA ‘Wartime Finish’ Roadster 1

1946/1947 BSA ‘Wartime Finish’ Roadster

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1950s-BSA-All-Chrome-Performer’s-Bicycle-05

1950s BSA All-Chrome Performer’s Bicycle

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1950s Sunbeam Ladies Green paint 05

1950s Sunbeam Ladies Light Tourist

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1953-BSA-Winged-Wheel-10

1953 BSA Winged Wheel. BSA ‘615 WW’ Frame with Webb Forks

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1954 BSA Gents ‘Model 615 WW’ with Webb Forks 05 copy

1954 BSA Gents ‘Model 615 WW’ with Webb Forks

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1956 BSA Golden Wings 05

1956 BSA Golden Wings

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1950S BSA TRICYCLE 05

1957 BSA Junior Tricycle Model J1

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1953 BSA Keep Fit Ladies 0

1957 BSA Keep Fit Ladies

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FOR SALE 1962 BSA Regency Gents – Hifi Cycling 00

1962 BSA Regency Gents – Hifi Cycling

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FOR SALE 1960s BSA Star Sprite 05 copy

1962 BSA Star Sprite Model J3

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oldbike_museum_03

BSA & Military Bicycle Museum

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combat cash episode 1. Colin Kirsch, bsa airborne ww2 paratrooper bike

COMBAT CASH EPISODE 1 – Colin Filming in Los Angeles VIDEO

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