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The forks are definitely the matching pair to the frame, same serial numbers on them etc...
What I did find interesting on the Dave Moulten site, it mentions...
"Other older established builders, still clinging to the little or no trail theory, shortened the fork rake but at the same time made the head angle steeper to maintain the trail status quo.
This made for some very squirrelly bikes being built in the 1970s, with 75 and 76 degree head angles and front wheels almost touching the down tube. Shorter chainstays to shorten the rear end of the bike were pretty much universally accepted."
This is what I reckon the problem may be with mine, being a 70s frame, the head tube looks fine but the rake seems quite a bit. As I say ill measure tonight.