Came across this recently, the marks have me stumped. The shovel blade is marked for import into Austria-Hungary before 1891, import into Vienna, Austria after c.1930 (guess it took a vacation elsewhere in between). It origins are a mystery though, the maker's mark is the W, the symbol below it is possibly a mailed or gauntleted fist, the mark on the opposite side of the shaft is 800 above 3 letters, possibly MIL. My feeling is that it has Belgian or Italian origins, does anyone have a clue?
Thanks, Tom
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The W-mark is from Louis Wolfers (Brussels 1820-1892). You'll find interesting information on this maker on http://www.modernsilver.com/marchupdate ... Freres.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Philippe
Kind regards
Philippe