Original items: Very Few Available. We have just acquired a small quantity of these lovely rear fender / mud guards for the U.S. Army G519 military bicycle, as used in WWII. They all look to be from the same shipment, and some bear a label with a 1941 contract date, which would be correct for the when the G519 was officially contracted. It is very possible that they were repackaged post war in the 1950s, so we have no real way of knowing when exactly they were made.

These are in "New Old Stock" condition, and look to have never been issued, however they may have some small dents, bends, chips in the paint, and other issues from decades of storage, and most likely being moved around multiple times. We assume that they would be able to fit on just about any of the G519 bicycles, regardless of the maker. We definitely know that these will fit on the Huffman Model 18. Each measures approximately 28 1/2" x 15" x 7".

Just what you were looking for to fix up your WWII Era G519 U.S. Army bicycle!

History of the G-519 Military Bicycle

Though the US Army had used bicycles during WWI and for the years leading up to WWII, it did not standardize procurements for the two-wheelers until 1942. According to military records, the Army's official use for bicycles was: “To provide transportation for personnel engaged in dispatch or messenger Service.”

Giving the bicycles the designation G-519 (or M305) the Ordnance Department adopted the “Bicycle, Military, Universal in October 1942. A version of the Westfield Columbia bike, it was equipped with heavy duty rims, spokes, a battery-powered headlight on the front fender, a tool bag attached to the saddle for basic tools. In addition and basic tools were carried in a tool bag attached to the Persons saddle.

Westfield Columbia manufactured the bike as the Series MF and MG. Huffman did likewise, as the Model 81, though with minor differences. Westfield Columbia also made bicycles for the US Marine Corps. These have frame numbers preceded by “MC.” The main differences between the MC and Army MG bicycles is that the former does not have holes in the front fender for a headlight, and the rims are flat, bead-lock types fitted with special US Rubber tires.