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7th May 2025, 03:06 AM
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Magnificent!
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8th May 2025, 01:18 PM
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Could it be the date letter 'm', in which case where is the makers mark?
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8th May 2025, 10:10 PM
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date letter
Quite right! Richard... thank-you.
The M is 1767. The crowned (lion?) is London. The far left is the lion passant for Sterling silver. So, where is the makers mark... ? Exactly. Further scrutiny may reveal something. Here we go. |
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8th May 2025, 10:29 PM
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Blade
This on the blade forte:
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9th May 2025, 05:18 PM
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Hallmarks cont'
I think the engraving above is purely decorative but I'm no expert.
I've scrutinised the hilt in strong light with assorted magnifying devices and all I've found is another Lion Passant on the neck of the pommel (top of the grip): I've noticed that maker's mark stamps can be almost deliberately hidden (my William Kinman colichemarde for example is almost impossible to locate) so does anyone have any tips? Surely the maker of this superb hilt would want his identity advertised. |
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10th May 2025, 05:41 PM
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Keith, do you have the Southwick book on London silver hilts?
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10th May 2025, 06:59 PM
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A maker's mark was compulsory and it really should be there with the other marks.
It could, of course, have been erased later, for some nefarious reason. Best wishes Richard |
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