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BG reels haven't been made with brass plates since production moved from Sweden. The newer gold colored BG Abus have aluminum plates. And there seems to be some dispute over whether the last runs of black Swedish Big Games were a) made in Sweden to begin with and b) actually had aluminum plates. There's a guy on SOL who says the signature clues that are dead giveaways that a "Swedish" BG was actually assembled in Taiwan are pointed ends to the star drag and red grease under the handle nut.
No BG reels ever came thru with stainless gears as standard equipment. There were aftermarket stainless gears available from Hatteras Outfitters. I have them in my 6500 CL. You could boost the retrieve of any 6500 size Abu to 6.3:1 with one version of them.
BG reels have the same line capacity as every other 6500 and 7000.
The frames on the old black BGs do appear to be more rigid and are probably chromed brass.
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