What is the deal with this BSR?

JaredS

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Here is a BSR No. 5 that I cleaned up this past weekend. The heat ring seems strange to me. The other BSRs I have found tend to have thick, rounded off heat rings, while this one is thinner and square. Any thoughts?

image by twillightkids, on Flickr

image by twillightkids, on Flickr

Also, here is an unmarked pan that I found and have been using for a couple of weeks. I LOVE it as a user, and wonder about its pedigree. I believe it is either a recast or a pattern where all of the markings have been filled in. It is very thin, the outside and bottom are SUPER rough, but the cooking surface is very smooth. Any thoughts on what in the world this thing is?

image by twillightkids, on Flickr

image by twillightkids, on Flickr

image by twillightkids, on Flickr

My first thought was a recast Favorite, but I don't think the handle is right.
 
The BSR looks like a typical post-automation BSR to me. The other one looks like someone's copy of a ??? The best photos for ID purposes stick to straight-on pics of the entire bottom and top, including handle. Angle shots and close-ups tend to distort and obscure.
 
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