I bought a new one for some years ago and the new on was several "g" lighter than the old ones. I think type of chamber matters when it comes to the weight. SS = surgical steel or stainless steels. But your BL SS looks like an old one. The info on the shank is also important. 100/2 M, 120/0 SMS ...... and that info is stamped, not engraved.
I could never imagine the engraving just wearing off. The stainless steel is very hard and the engraving is quite deep. My guess is that it's just slipped through without being done.
Indeed, I also had a new one some time ago, which was quite "flimsy" compared to this, which is a 110/2/SMS with a scoop bill and a straight drop at the end of the baffle. Don't know if it's that old, but I really like the way it responds. It has a really "contoured" sound.
Yeah, maybe the machine had a weak day. 🙂
That was my initial though. The question is probably impossible to answer, but why would someone do that?
I wondered that but you'd think anyone brave enough to reface a stainless Berg would sign their work, or at least say what the new facing is.
It's only the bit under the name. The stamped info on the other side (110/2/SMS) is still there.
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