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20th January 2009, 10:29 PM
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Help Identify Briquet Markings
Can anyone ID the markings on this briquet or give me anymore information on this one? I thought they were Swiss or German, but was never certain. I've had this one for quite a while and would like to ID it before I sell it.
Cheers bbjw |
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21st January 2009, 03:27 AM
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Any chance of bigger pic. My eyesight is failing
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21st January 2009, 03:40 AM
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Bigger
Hi Kahnjar- I hope this is better. I am a Luddite with computers.
cheers bbjw |
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21st January 2009, 06:44 AM
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Sorry no. What is the thing to the left of the figures? It looks like an "A" but with some sort of fancy top to it. Marks are usually very specific so if you can re photograph just the figures etc, on macro camera setting that might help.
Regards Stuart 
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22nd January 2009, 12:30 AM
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Kahnjar- Here is the best I could do with my camera.
cheers bbjw |
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22nd January 2009, 12:42 AM
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Russian? Spanish it is... not
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22nd January 2009, 03:57 AM
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Regards Stuart  Have been thru my stuff and sorry but no luck. Hopefully someone else will be able to establish the origin of the mark.Regards Stuart Last edited by kahnjar1; 23rd January 2009 at 03:20 AM. |
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24th January 2009, 07:16 PM
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LOL!!! 'Luddite' ! thats a classic, and I join with you in Ludditism with computers.......my expertise at the Fisher-Price level. In identification, I think the briquet rates up there with one of the toughest and as munitions grade weapons, seldom had distinct markings that might offer help in narrowing thier provenance. The fact that they were such a 'cookie cutter' design adds to the challenge. These did not come into use until the opening of the Napoleonic Period, and rapidly became a standard in most European armies, easy and inexpensive to produce. The mark preceding the numeric and the numbers suggests maybe a commercial contract number, and some sort of merchant symbol ? As always 'the games afoot' and we'll hope something comes up. All the best, Jim |
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