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by ars 1700 days ago
How old is it? Tritium has a half life of only 12.3 years, so if it's more than 60 years or so old, there's basically none left (around 3%), certainly not enough to make it glow.

Radium is much more likely if it's still glowing.

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More than 60, yes, maybe it's other source