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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Shangas, post: 9807204, member: 360&quot;]More research reveals that this is called a &quot;Pending&quot;, a traditional Malay belt-buckle, which was adopted by the Straits-Chinese when they married into local Malay families, so it makes sense that it would cross-pollinate between the two cultures.</p><p><br /></p><p>My dad reckons it&#039;s pewter. All my research tells me that these were made of either brass, or silver. It&#039;s not marked anywhere. I&#039;m going to take it to my jeweler tomorrow and get it tested. A cursory check tells me it&#039;s non-magnetic, for whatever that&#039;s worth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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