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<p>[QUOTE="NewEngland, post: 1282317, member: 6071"]If it is a painted bronze, you will be able to see yellowish, brassy metal beneath the paint. If you see gray metal, it is not bronze. Also, if you tap the tail gently with a pen tip, bronze will 'ping' (versus a 'thunk' of lead/base metal). I can't see the mark clearly, but a Bergmann mark is a B inside an urn shape. I've always loved Vienna bronzes and he's a nice big one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NewEngland, post: 1282317, member: 6071"]If it is a painted bronze, you will be able to see yellowish, brassy metal beneath the paint. If you see gray metal, it is not bronze. Also, if you tap the tail gently with a pen tip, bronze will 'ping' (versus a 'thunk' of lead/base metal). I can't see the mark clearly, but a Bergmann mark is a B inside an urn shape. I've always loved Vienna bronzes and he's a nice big one.[/QUOTE]
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