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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    Might just be horn polished to perfection. They can be mistaken for plastic/cell!
    Let's see a picture! I might recommend to do nothing except wax them!
    Will do a photo Sunday some time.

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    I have recently done a few sets of horn scales. The ones that are straight black look very much like plastic. It should smell like hair on a hot pin test if it is horn but not a great test for a perfect set of scales.
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