Circa 1950 BROOKS B15 Champion Standard
Note the nose piece/tension bolt adjuster seat - it has a double thickness of steel. The rivet here needs to be at least 14mm long, is not obtainable from BROOKS and proved very, very hard to find. However, after much searching I found McMaster-Carr in the US have them but they won't ship small orders abroad and you have to register to browse their catalogue. I asked a good friend to order them and send them on to me.
Their website: www.mcmaster.com
And the product number: 97440A365
"1 Pack Copper Flat Head Solid Rivet 3/16" Diameter, 3/4" Length"
Cost about $7 for 25 rivets.
I bought a box each of ½" and ¾" long rivets, think I could give the left over rivets to friends here.
You might 'just' get away with using the ½" rivet but you can get an extra 1 or 2mm with the ¾" rivet.
Circa 1950 BROOKS B15 Champion Standard
Note the nose piece/tension bolt adjuster seat - it has a double thickness of steel. The rivet here needs to be at least 14mm long, is not obtainable from BROOKS and proved very, very hard to find. However, after much searching I found McMaster-Carr in the US have them but they won't ship small orders abroad and you have to register to browse their catalogue. I asked a good friend to order them and send them on to me.
Their website: www.mcmaster.com
And the product number: 97440A365
"1 Pack Copper Flat Head Solid Rivet 3/16" Diameter, 3/4" Length"
Cost about $7 for 25 rivets.
I bought a box each of ½" and ¾" long rivets, think I could give the left over rivets to friends here.
You might 'just' get away with using the ½" rivet but you can get an extra 1 or 2mm with the ¾" rivet.