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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 474464, member: 59"]A lot of what passes as "tarnish" is actually just "gunk" which can be removed with rubbing and can give a false sense that the item is silver plated. That said, it is still possible that it's plated. I would be gentle with it, just in case.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the marking in English, I would think this was made here and not in Germany (if your description of "German precision" was intended to ask that question.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 474464, member: 59"]A lot of what passes as "tarnish" is actually just "gunk" which can be removed with rubbing and can give a false sense that the item is silver plated. That said, it is still possible that it's plated. I would be gentle with it, just in case. With the marking in English, I would think this was made here and not in Germany (if your description of "German precision" was intended to ask that question.)[/QUOTE]
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