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The quality of the silver work is excellent, depicting the labors of Hercules. The only mark I could find is a crowned R. Am I correct to assume that this is French ca.1780? Thank you!
http://www.sailorinsaddle.com/media/images/product/display_1444_FRENCH_SILVER-HILTED_HERCULES_LABORS_SMALLSWORD_CA ...

Trev,
Many thanks!!!
This forum proves it's worth in silver every time I have a question!

This is a silver sword hilt dating to the early 19th c.. I'm thinking it's American-made. Thanks for your help!

Thanks, buckler!
Does the mark in Grimwade resemble the mark shown? I'm not a silver collector per se, I doubt that our provincial library will have many books on the English silver marks. but I'll give it a shot. Would it be improper to ask for a photo of the mark in Grimwade? Thank you very much ...

Hello,
This sword dates from ca.1798-1810 by it's features. The bottom of the hilt is marked GT, so is the scabbard shoe. There are no other marks.
I was contemplating this being the mark of George Thurkle, a London cutler, who inherited the business of his much more famous and prolific brother ...

Thank you very much! Your assessment, based on the links you've provided, is most probably correct. Based on that, this piece dates ca. mid to late 1800s. I thought it was of earlier manufacture, based on the faithful rendition of the Baroque bucolic subject matter, but after looking at some fine ...

The decorations and subject matters are baroque in style, but I cannot put my finger on the marks. The size of the piece is about 4 x 6 cm.
The marks are quite worn, but you knowledge isn't. :)
Thank you in advance!

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/Dmitry_01/BOOKS/2010/SILVER%20SHUFF%20BOX ...

Thank you!

The level of knowledge on this forum is phenomenal!

Gents, here are the rest of the marks and the view of the hilt itself, which is done in a popular ca. 1775-1785 English military fashion, with a lion's head pommel and slotted guard.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/Dmitry_01/IMG_6371-1.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n98/Dmitry_01 ...

Hello, friends. I have a silver-hilted English sword, with a London Date Letter (e) = 1780, and the silversmith's mark [S*O] in a shield. I wasn't successful in finding that person's name. Your help in identifying the silversmith would be invaluable! Thank you!

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