old german (?!) hunting sword/dagger to date

[fernando]

If (if) this hilt were made of silver, this would be the German/Prussian hallmark Lot system. The 13 lot purity corresponds to 812/000 silver.


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[canos]

The same type, compare also:
galeriedemars.fr / Armes blanches / sabre karabela, Polonais

[francantolin]

thank you Fernando !!

I looked about the lot stamps you told me and found a site about these lots

if it's like that, it will be an old austrian model of hunting dagger
( silver 812 as you told me ) Pretty cool if it's like that !!

http://www.silvercollection.it/austr...hallmarks.html

( the T in the O on the blade of the small knife looks too like the old stamp )

Perhaps do you know how we can test silver authenticity ?

Kind regards

[fernando]

Originally Posted by francantolin

...Perhaps do you know how we can test silver authenticity ?..

No, but there are members who can say something about that.

[kronckew]

a tiny drop of bleach on silver will turn it black, the purer the silver, the faster it reacts. when satisfied, wash it off & re-polish the spot. if it DOESN'T blacken, it isn't silver. (clean the area beforehand to make sure there is no oil or grease/wax coating to give a false negative...)

egg yolk will also blacken real silver quite quickly, it has sulphur in the yolk part.

[francantolin]

Ok tank you !!

I'll try and tell you ( better I think to start with the egg yolk !!)