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Originally Posted by Battara
Most likely "mamas" is a form of "German Silver" or a nickel-copper mix. Can look like silver, but isn't. Lots of "silver" mounts on many Filipino/Moro pieces are actually this white metal mix.
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A lot of folks think that that stuff that we all call "German silver" actually has some small quantity of silver in it, but AFAIK it does not.
