According to wikipedia, greaves are pieces of armor designed to protect the shin. Greaves of brass seems somewhat self explanatory, and if not taken literally, probably refers to Bronze Age warrior culture or literary tradition - some epic like "The Illiad."
A worker in brass is commonly referred to as a brass worker or a brass craftsman. They specialize in crafting and shaping brass into various products and objects.
Copper and zinc together create brass, a metal alloy known for its yellowish color and resistance to corrosion. Brass is commonly used in plumbing fixtures, musical instruments, and decorative items.
Drums are not brass. Brass constitutes trumpets, trombones, tubas, etc.
Brass is a homogeneous mixture because it is a solid solution of copper and zinc. Both elements are uniformly distributed at a microscopic level within the brass, resulting in a consistent composition throughout the material.
EP brass is not real silver. EP stands for electroplated, which means that the brass has been coated with a thin layer of silver using an electroplating process. This gives the appearance of silver but the base metal is still brass.
I think 'greaves' were pieces of armour that protected the shins and calves, and 'brazen' means that they were made of brass. Does this fit the context?
Bob Greaves's birth name is Robert Morgan Greaves.
Walter Greaves has written: 'Catalogue of oil paintings, watercolours and etchings by Walter Greaves' 'Walter Greaves (1846-1930) pupil of Whistler'
John Greaves died in 1652.
Arthur Greaves was born in 1873.
Arthur Greaves died in 1959.
Melvyn Greaves was born in 1941.
Nicholas Greaves died in 1673.
Alan Greaves was born in 1969.
Johnny Greaves was born in 1941.
Greaves Hall was created in 1948.
Crompton Greaves was created in 1878.