How to remove chrome sleeve from copper pipe on vanity

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enter image description hereenter image description hereenter image description hereI am getting ready to replace the vanity in our older home. The problem I have is how do I remove the chrome sleeve from the pipe so I can attach fittings to the copper pipe. This looks like a compression fitting. Is the sleeve attached to the fitting or compressed up inside. I would like to use the same pipe just remove the sleeve. How can I remove the sleeve without damaging the copper pipe. The pipe can be cut, there is about 2 ft between the floor and the fawcett. If I cut the pipe with the tube cutter will I be able to remove the sleeve? Anyone have experience with these? The sleeves are new to me. Thanks

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Answered by OP in a comment:

Thanks to all who presented their ideas and theories. I did the job today . It turned out that they were brass /chrome plated pipes not sleeves at all. They were threaded on the bottom and the joint was between the floors out of sight. They just wound out with vice grips. This would be original plumbing installed in the late 1940s and still going strong. My Mrs just wanted it updated. Methods have sure changed our the last 80 years.Thanks all .Job complete. – jer prime Dec 8 '17 at 21:26

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