Wow Glen!
Mine is more than 7oz heavier than yours!
I hope I've taken it easy on the glue!!!!
I have silver in the areas you describe...on both V1 and V2.
I think it's an attempt on the manufacturers part to make it look
like carbon weave or honeycomb. Kinda like those paints jobs you see
on custom cars and planes like the outer covering is pealing away to
reveal something high tech beneath.
Does that sound like yours?
JLK