I might be wrong but it looks like the break has oxidised, so it may have been slightly cracked for a while? Where it's discoloured?
Oh no doubt. I've had them seven years, and they were second hand when I got them. So they've had a good skidinnings.
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I might be wrong but it looks like the break has oxidised, so it may have been slightly cracked for a while? Where it's discoloured?