FC, raised by a mom who was an English major and a dad who was a detail-oriented engineer, I did develop a strong aversion to typos. However, I did miss that one. ”anice”,
the old missing a space trick
Maybe I meant “anise-flavored”
It’s hard to say for sure what caused the winner to go that high but I think you’ve laid out a good combination of possible factors.
As far as finish on 8 million series Type 56s, I don’t have any good input. My only example is one of the Honor Guard rifles, so it’s been polished and chromed.