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

[francantolin]

Hello Kronckew,

thank you for your message,
I will post some picures of the blade,

for the ''13'' hallmark, I think I was wrong:

the numerals were ''strange'': not a classic 1 and 3;
I think now that they are arabic numeral: a 4 and a 2 : so ''42'' will be written,
1842 ? 1942 ? Ottoman or north african ?...

( sure it looks like german daggers, the hilt form is oriental too ?)..

Kind regards

[francantolin]

Do you think I'll post it in the ethnographic weapons forum ?

[francantolin]

tank you Canos,

i'll look.

her some pictures of the blade ( classic ) one of the hilt with worm holes so must not be too recent ...

[francantolin]

pictures

[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.