Hi

I think I've just been stitched?

Bought this Case Temperite off fleabay
This is a pic of how it was originally
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Looked really nice, even when it arrived.

Excessive dirt in the scales, so put it in a sonic jewelery cleaner for 3 mins with just hand warm water and it came out covered in rust and I have seen some pics of Celluloid rot, and I may be wrong but it looks similar to me!

This is how it is now
Pic1
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Pic2
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any advice on this one?
Why has it gone like this?
Was it some clever cover up job?

thanks for looking!