02-08-2021, 09:01 AM
(02-07-2021, 09:55 PM)Renatus Wrote: There seems to be some blueish material that extends through the weight. Could the head have been set into a bronze(?) sleeve that originally extended below the weight to form a socket to attach it to the shaft? A repair job, perhaps.
Very unlikely as no matter how you would contruct this, a weight needs to show holes at the front as well as the back.. Plus it's the most un-aerodynamic weight I have ever seen!
Robert Vermaat
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THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
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