The beads are glass. The barrel clasp is original--I put a bit of brass
cleaner on it, that's why it looks shiny. The brass piece does not open.
The beads are light pink. I can't find a photo of anything like
it--where the beads do not have a hole dr...
Thank you for your time. That's part of the reason I thought it could be
fake--I couldn't find a similar one online. Oh well, at least I can
honestly say it's "rare!"