<< Mine has lines that are vaguely "bluish" in one direction and "redish" in the other. I can't remember for sure whether this is the original plate, though. >> Sounds right. One of my old A2 club members (the one that I accused of having the Red Book tatooed on the inside of his eyelids) picked mine up at a meeting and described the blue and red lines that are actually there. JaY