Help Identify Briquet Markings

[BBJW]

Can anyone ID the markings on this briquet or give me anymore information on this one? I thought they were Swiss or German, but was never certain. I've had this one for quite a while and would like to ID it before I sell it.

Cheers
bbjw

[kahnjar1]

Any chance of bigger pic. My eyesight is failing ;) !

[BBJW]

Hi Kahnjar- I hope this is better. I am a Luddite with computers.

cheers
bbjw

[kahnjar1]

Sorry no. What is the thing to the left of the figures? It looks like an "A" but with some sort of fancy top to it. Marks are usually very specific so if you can re photograph just the figures etc, on macro camera setting that might help.
Regards Stuart :)

[BBJW]

Kahnjar- Here is the best I could do with my camera.

cheers
bbjw

[celtan]

Russian? Spanish it is... not

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[kahnjar1]

Kahnjar- Here is the best I could do with my camera.

cheers
bbjw
Thats great!! I will have a look at my books.
Regards Stuart

:( Have been thru my stuff and sorry but no luck. Hopefully someone else will be able to establish the origin of the mark.
Regards Stuart

[Jim McDougall]

Hi Kahnjar- I hope this is better. I am a Luddite with computers.

cheers
bbjw


LOL!!! :) 'Luddite' ! thats a classic, and I join with you in Ludditism with computers.......my expertise at the Fisher-Price level.

In identification, I think the briquet rates up there with one of the toughest and as munitions grade weapons, seldom had distinct markings that might offer help in narrowing thier provenance. The fact that they were such a 'cookie cutter' design adds to the challenge. These did not come into use until the opening of the Napoleonic Period, and rapidly became a standard in most European armies, easy and inexpensive to produce.

The mark preceding the numeric and the numbers suggests maybe a commercial contract number, and some sort of merchant symbol ?
As always 'the games afoot' and we'll hope something comes up.

All the best,
Jim