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Unread 09-29-2010, 08:12 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by lfid View Post
number is in an odd location
And the granular structure shown at the fracture is indicative of a casting...Also, the edges ot the sight are rounded, not sharp as they would be on a machined part...The "machined" surfaces look more like a filed surface...All under the blued finish...

A part machined from bar stock or a forging would not look like this...
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