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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sabre123, post: 12900225, member: 8258&quot;]Could have been coated with lacquer from the factory to help preserve the brass finish. They also may have accidentally gotten a coat of shellac or varnish if the door was refinished at any point in time while still being hung in the frame.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m with Whitt...Russwin made quality hardware, and pot metal seems to be too brittle to withstand the rigors of a heavy door. Plus, I don&#039;t even know if you could bend pot metal for the knuckles without it fracturing.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you don&#039;t care about making a small scratch in an inconspicuous location (on back or in a screw hole), you could definitively prove they&#039;re brass if it reveals a shiny yellow mark.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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