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Offline hortonstn

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german brass
« on: January 10, 2013, 10:57:34 PM »
was german brass ever used on the lancaster or beck style rifles
just a thought..

Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: german brass
« Reply #1 on: January 10, 2013, 11:47:45 PM »
You mean Nickel brass/German silver? I suspect that mid-19th century guns is where this alloy shows up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_silver
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Offline hortonstn

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Re: german brass
« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2013, 05:23:41 AM »
thanks thats what i thought, brass is the way
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