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<p>[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 222319, member: 360"]No, Sorry AF. No engravings anywhere. I've checked the entire thing, as usual. </p><p><br /></p><p>I have a cylindrical, wooden club/baton which is almost the size of the tube, and it's long enough to comfortably fit inside. I was suggested by one guy to immerse the tube in hot boiling water to heat up the brass, and then press the dents out from the inside using the baton, on a hard, flat, smooth surface. I think I can do that easily without damaging the brass or anything else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Shangas, post: 222319, member: 360"]No, Sorry AF. No engravings anywhere. I've checked the entire thing, as usual. I have a cylindrical, wooden club/baton which is almost the size of the tube, and it's long enough to comfortably fit inside. I was suggested by one guy to immerse the tube in hot boiling water to heat up the brass, and then press the dents out from the inside using the baton, on a hard, flat, smooth surface. I think I can do that easily without damaging the brass or anything else.[/QUOTE]
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