Silver knife?

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indianutalpaiute2
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Silver knife?

Post by indianutalpaiute2 »

Hello!
can you help me with this marks?
it's on a old knife.
Thanks!

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AG2012
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Re: Silver knife?

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Hi,
The mark is upside down.Most probably Vienna 183...
The letter at the top cannot be seen.
Have a look here
https://www.925-1000.dk/foreign_marks.html

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Re: Silver knife?

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13 Loth (.813).
Must be 183...(1831-1839) because bottom right number is missing (compare again with the link above).

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Re: Silver knife?

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Pff.
It's silver or silverplated?
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Re: Silver knife?

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Hello again,
It`s silver (at least the handle - unless there is the same mark on the blade - e.g.fruit knives)
Number 13 in the mark stands for 13 Loth (813 parts of silver per 1000 weight units).
13 Loth was well known silver standard in several European countries (Finland, Germany, Austria-Hungary).
It was later replaced by millesimal fineness standard.
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Re: Silver knife?

Post by indianutalpaiute2 »

Thanks for info.
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