Australian ? M.T.CATG.

[Rich Payne]

Hello, My first post on the forum. I hope you don't mind me barging in with a question.

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?

I had rather assumed that a pre-war WD contract would have been for the British Army. Were the "Big 4s" issued to Australian Forces and is it possible that the booklet reached Australia via the Middle East ?

Rich.