Originally Posted by TheOtherGuy
You can't always judge quality this way though... Lots of older frames with nice lugs and quality tubing didn't use forged Campagnolo, Zeus, Simplex, Huret, etc. Drop-outs with derailleur hangers.... You have to take a closer look.
No disputing that. I got carried away with generalizations. That's why I added the disclaimer to ask T-Mar.
For nearly all large manufacturers a stamped dropout is indicative of their lower-end entries.