41 vin #

[Chris Haynes]

The seller is David Wasserman.

[Speeding Big Twin]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1941-Harley...3:pf:0&vxp=mtr

[Rubone]

Regretfully unless the seller has original documentation as to replacement cases or other reasons (dealer invoice, etc) it is merely a re-stamped case and the value is greatly reduced unless just for a rider , as a collector piece it is not good. It all comes down to what you want it for.

[Jerry Wieland]

I do better Cotton. Probably arc welded and not TIG. Jerry

I used to know TIGmeisters who did much, much better, Jerry!

But one died, another got old and cranky.
The lone survivor is tired of my loser gigs.

So now everybody's a welder; An associate brought me a right case with MIG work from a local speed shop that looked like a bird's nest.

....Cotten
PS: The repaired crack to the right of the number boss is painfully typical.
I blame it on the design of the baffle inside

[Rollo]

I suspect the OP pic is of a factory replacement case for 41 and the old vin was stamped in to the replacement case. Not uncommon on 41 cases especially F and FL models. Unfortunately as Chris points out wrong font especially the 4 and the 1 and the 3 look to be the earlier style. May still be legit if done by HD shop and old case was surrendered. JMHO


Tom (Rollo) Hardy

AMCA #12766

[T. Cotten]

Chris Someone did a repair with out getting into the serial number - that's tricky. Weld is a bit porous but probably will hold.

Jerry

I used to know TIGmeisters who did much, much better, Jerry!

But one died, another got old and cranky.
The lone survivor is tired of my loser gigs.

So now everybody's a welder; An associate brought me a right case with MIG work from a local speed shop that looked like a bird's nest.

....Cotten
PS: The repaired crack to the right of the number boss is painfully typical.
I blame it on the design of the baffle inside

[Jerry Wieland]

Chris Someone did a repair with out getting into the serial number - that's tricky. Weld is a bit porous but probably will hold.

Jerry

Not factory font.
This is what it should look like.

[1950Panhead]

Not a factory stamp

[Chris Haynes]

Not factory font.
This is what it should look like.

[Paultrehberg]

Good # or otherwise??