Maybe the old engraved bars were also designed and dimensioned with engraving in mind.
Or maybe they just broke more often than either users or, in this litigious age, manufacturers, are now prepared to tolerate.
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Maybe the old engraved bars were also designed and dimensioned with engraving in mind.