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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dawnno, post: 598215, member: 10171&quot;]I double checked but that was just a residual graphite smudge.&nbsp; No other marks anywhere.</p><p><br /></p><p>As far as the decal is concerned, the loupe showed only the lining as &#039;dotted&#039;&nbsp; and even then, only in thicker areas of the lining... all the paint is &#039;hand laid&#039; onto and over the lines... I went over all the different paint surfaces and none show evidence of printing.&nbsp; Basically a method of painting over the decals to speed up production... probably made quite a few of this style and mass produced that way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Under the loupe, the mark is a shamrock: three lobes (heart shape) and a stem, even though one of them isn&#039;t pressed very clearly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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