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Old 8th November 2024, 04:36 PM   #1
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A few koummyas collected over the past year. The middle one is the most recent acquisition, a very good blade with a thickness of 5.1mm at the handle, the silverware seems to me to be of a good quality and there are 4 silver marks tete de belier on it. The brass koummya has a blade of 3.6mm, the koummya with the bone handle also has some silver marks and a blade of 3.2mm. All three of a good quality and suppose they are the real thing and not tourist stuff. Comments welcome.
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Old 10th November 2024, 07:46 AM   #2
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Nice koummayas. The ram's head mark was adopted in 1925 to indicate 80% silver, so that should give you an idea for an earliest possible date. I agree that it is not a souvenir, but an authentic example.
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Nice ones! And I agree, the real deal.
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indeed, also the fullers indicate it not to be a touristic piece
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Hi Teodor , Detlef & Gp thanks for the confirmation. The mark on the blade is unknown to me. Anyone have any idea what it is?
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The mark on the blade is unknown to me. Anyone have any idea what it is?
Hello Marc,

Just a maker/blacksmith mark, never seen this mark before.

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Old 11th November 2024, 09:58 AM   #7
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Hello Marc,

Just a maker/blacksmith mark, never seen this mark before.

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Hi Detlef, that was also my suspicion, but local, European, letters/writing, no idea. Very elegant mark though.
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