I have no idea to be honest, to my eyes it doesn't look like it have been cut off as there would be visible stainless steel, and if it had been heated to remove it wouldn't there be signs of paint damage.
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I have no idea to be honest, to my eyes it doesn't look like it have been cut off as there would be visible stainless steel, and if it had been heated to remove it wouldn't there be signs of paint damage.