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I've never seen an ALAN without glued aluminum lugs, and it doesn't make sense to have 531 tubes glued into aluminum lugs. However, there is a slight difference between the OPs fork and other ALANs I've seen such as Randy Jawa's above. Note that Randy's has a small, angled lip where the fork crown meets the blades, whereas the OP's has a smooth junction. Also, though it's hard to tell from the one photo, I do not see the engraved marks on the front of the bottom head lug. I still doubt it is 531 tubing, but I'd be interested in seeing more photos.
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