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<p>[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 656972, member: 8258"]Depending on how badly you want to know what they're made of, you could go forth with a tiny scratch on the bottom of a foot. It's not going to hurt anything and you obviously won't see it when displayed. </p><p><br /></p><p>Use a magnifying glass to check the color. If it's bright silver, more than likely it's spelter/pot metal. Yellow/gold color would typically indicate brass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="sabre123, post: 656972, member: 8258"]Depending on how badly you want to know what they're made of, you could go forth with a tiny scratch on the bottom of a foot. It's not going to hurt anything and you obviously won't see it when displayed. Use a magnifying glass to check the color. If it's bright silver, more than likely it's spelter/pot metal. Yellow/gold color would typically indicate brass.[/QUOTE]
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