[Kalimac]

Of course, the *real* question is, how on earth did the Mouth of Sauron know that Dwarves had made the coat instead of Elves? They both used mithril, so...ahh, never mind, maybe he could smell it or something.

I might not remember correctly, but I kind of remember the "Made by the Elves" as referring primarily to Sting, but Sting and the mithril coat were presented almost simultaneously, and the line could have been taken as referring to both items. In which case I wouldn't really say that they were being inconsistent, just that Bilbo is having a bit of a "senior moment" so to speak (he does forget things a lot towards the end)...