Dear CR's:
Regarding Aldo Ross' comments on the Battaglin down tube shift levers:
SNIP:
Looks like his shift levers are Campy, with the levers possibly cut-out, and dark (rubber?) inserts installed in the cut-outs.
I've seen down tube shift levers like this close up. The center section has been machined down to be thin and flat, with metal still remaining. The lever's perimeter bumps of the lever are left intact. The center section would be either painted or anodized black, with engraving (pantographing) of the frameset name (i.e. Pinarello) included.
regards,
Andrew Gillis (warming up with smog in Long Beach, CA)