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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 423553, member: 8267&quot;]Are you interpreting this wear as bright brass plating over some other metal? I think the bright areas are where the lacquer coating is intact, protecting the brass, and the darker areas are where the coating has been damaged and the brass has tarnished.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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