Got a tiger by the tail there! The bronze gold is overrunning the edge of the right lockplate and carrying right onto the bar as if done as a single piece without dissassembly. The upper tang and lever is something to behold. My '41 16FW has mostly motley greys (what I call rumors of case color)and I'm beginning to prefer it that way! If there were actually "art" to faking, it would have to incorporate the awareness that big puddles of color are confined within the borders of the individual part. Probably shouldn't suggest this. Let's see if the next one is less gaudy and harder to distinguish from the real deal.
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