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Glossary: G Gilding metal Gilding metal is a copper alloy, comprising 95% copper and 5% zinc. Technically, it is a form of brass. Gilding metal is used for various purposes, including the jackets of bullets, driving bands on some artillery shells, as well as enamelled badges and other jewellery. 
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