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Message:: [QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9821936, member: 76316"]~37 inches long, ~77 grams. They have been re-strung with knots between, but using string too small; some of the knots slip into the beads. The 409 test gives no color on the Q-tip; UV turns most of them a pasty ocher-yellow, opaque an' without any character...except for the four either side of the closure, which show a bright, opaque red. Those 4 are drilled in an unusual way that allows the closure to lay flat against the skin, a feature I've not seen before (pics 3 & 4). That closure is marked Sterling on its back, but is obviously plated, as the plate is flaking. They're not mine; a friends wife owned them. Aside from a couple that are strung out of order, they are nicely graduated; the largest is ~0.960" long by ~0.715" diameter, the smallest ~0.420" long by ~0.333" diameter. the 4 adjacent the closure are round, ~0.380" diameter. All of them are translucent, a few have swirls an' almost transparent areas. Color across the string is inconsistent, but not glaringly so. What, if anything, have I got?Your help will be gratefully received; thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]489417[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]489418[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]489419[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]489420[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]489421[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]489422[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]489423[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]