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@Jingle_Jangle
The problem with being addicted to buying old Italian bicycle parts over the internet, is you can never be too sure what you are going to get.
Yes I had a Record Bottom Bracket, yes it was Italian threaded, and yes, the axle was 115.5mm long.
The down side was, the axle had clearly seen better days. There was a visible (but difficult to photograph) rough patch on the axle bearing race:
It fitted in the shell, the chain ring span freely - I could have moved on and finished the build. But deep down, I knew it was wrong. A lot of love, blood, sweat, tears and cash have gone into this build, and I couldn't live with such a critical part being so obviously unfit for purpose, so the GIOS went back to its shelf in the shed, and I went back to trawling the internet for bits.
Then...
One lunchtime last week, I had the extreme pleasure of speaking to a true gentleman on the telephone. Said gentleman was none other than Cliff Polton, proprietor of Royce Engineering limited and quite simply a legend. In a calm and professional way, Cliff listened courteously while I outlined my problems, told me what I needed, and took my address and payment details. A couple of days later, this arrived:
Inside the package was this box: