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<p>[QUOTE="Thrifster, post: 467541, member: 6264"]Thanks johnnycb09 and gregsglass for the compliments and replies. The only reason I felt it was possibly gold gilded is because they are coated on a base metal and have retained a very bright finish with age. I usually find that if a brass finish is not coated with a laquer or something like that the finish will tarnish or it gets a patina. Although, I have seen old brass from the middle east retain a bright finish for a long time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Thrifster, post: 467541, member: 6264"]Thanks johnnycb09 and gregsglass for the compliments and replies. The only reason I felt it was possibly gold gilded is because they are coated on a base metal and have retained a very bright finish with age. I usually find that if a brass finish is not coated with a laquer or something like that the finish will tarnish or it gets a patina. Although, I have seen old brass from the middle east retain a bright finish for a long time.[/QUOTE]
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