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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 3515118, member: 1859&quot;]I now have Wes&#039; double-clipped planchet.&nbsp; I am now less certain that these are strike clips.&nbsp; There&#039;s no suggestion of a saddle or any typical signs of the horizontal compressive stress that the unstruck portion of a saddle strike experiences.&nbsp; What I thought might be collar scars appear on the upper side of the planchet.&nbsp; They may instead be sharply defined pressure ridges.&nbsp; The lower side of the planchet also shows unexpected features, none of which resemble collar scars.&nbsp; The surface next to the larger &quot;clip&quot; has a very rough, almost blistered appearance.&nbsp; Medial to both clips is a concave surface that ends in a sharp boundary.&nbsp; I am no longer sure that these concave notches were generated in a striking chamber.&nbsp; But my studies will continue.&nbsp; I need to measure the distance between strikes on a dime saddle strike to see if it matches the distance between these two concave notches.&nbsp; Stay tuned, this may take awhile...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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