**URGENT *** WHAT WOULD THIS BE?

[fernando]

Any help would be so much apreciated ... the soonner the better .
Thanks
Fernando

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PS
Could the marks be (British)silver ?
Just a fantasy

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[Atlantia]

Paper knife/letter opener. If you show a close-up of the hallmarks it quite possibly is English (I see them regularly here).

[fernando]

Hi Gene, thank you for your promptness .

Originally Posted by Atlantia

Paper knife/letter opener. If you show a close-up of the hallmarks it quite possibly is English (I see them regularly here).

I too thought was a letter opener, but the blade seems rather long for it.
The thing is not in my possession, reason why i can't check or picture the marks; i would recognize British hallmarks right away.

Thank you so much for the hint, anyway.
Fernando

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by fernando

Hi Gene, thank you for your promptness .



I too thought was a letter opener, but the blade seems rather long for it.
The thing is not in my possession, reason why i can't check or picture the marks; i would recognize British hallmarks right away.

Thank you so much for the hint, anyway.
Fernando

Thinking about it, I've seen them described as meat skewers too.... I have a feeling that they are actually meat skewers (sorry) but that they are often described as paper knives now as it makes them a little more saleable. They are almost always solid sterling silver though!

[fernando]

Gene, i've sent you a PM.
Fernando

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Atlantia

Thinking about it, I've seen them described as meat skewers too.... I have a feeling that they are actually meat skewers (sorry) but that they are often described as paper knives now as it makes them a little more saleable. They are almost always solid sterling silver though!

Correct, I too have seen many good auction house list these as Meat Skewers and they always carrying English hallmarks when I have viewed them.

Gav

[fernando]

Originally Posted by freebooter

Correct, I too have seen many good auction house list these as Meat Skewers and they always carrying English hallmarks when I have viewed them.

Gav

And i see now that some are very expensive ... like from George III period.
Fernando