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I guess there must be some sort of cementing work under there.

Still, it seems to be pretty darn good metal forming work for just a 'repair'. Does it not seem rather strange that one would put in...

The brass looks to be fairly cleanly formed (via stamping I would think). But other than the pivot pin, I see no other through rivets. This suggests to me that it NOT a repair, but is meant as a...