Is this Russian silver?

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averrall
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Is this Russian silver?

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This little 2" enamel dagger came from an old charm bracelet.

I find the hallmarks a bit odd. The 84 mark is lacking the kokoshnik mark
on the blade. The maker's mark and assayers mark seem to be there, though, but I have not seen it done in this way before.

The left facing kokoshnik mark is on the very tip of the scabbard, but does not include the 84 mark. There are no other hallmarks.

Hope this makes sense! It is a sweet little item - possibly a toothpick?

Here are pictures of the dagger:

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averrall
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Post by averrall »

Just a quick update to share further info with you.

I happened to stumble across this identical assay mark (sans kokoshnik), on two pieces of jewelry on two separate sites on the web.
Both sites are well-established dealers of antique Russian silver, so hopefully their info is reliable!

They both say the mark is that of St Petersburg assay master Yakov Lyapunov (1899-1903).

I would then conclude that the maker of this little item is Aleksandr Vasilbev Domnin, (St. Petersburg, 1896-1917).

This "truncated" mark has been quite an interesting discovery!

I would love to know if anyone else has seen it, and if it is just a Lyapunov stamp.

Many thanks in advance!
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