I purchased a 5 1/4 from a neighbor today and am having trouble dating it. There is no date stamped anywhere. The Bailey name is in front of the knob. The Made in USA is behind the knob. The plane # is behind the tote. It has the raised ring for the knob. There are no other markings on the bed casting. The frog receiver has an I shape and has a rib down the center to the mouth. The frog has a 3 and U stamped into it. The adjustment lever says Stanley and two piece. The adjustment knob has parallel knurls. Black japanning and clear or stain finish on the tote and knob.
I was using this site http://www.hyperkitten.com/tools/sta..._plane/dating/ to try and date it but it just does not seem to fit the flow chart. Are there other sites to help date the planes?
James