Brittish Royal Navy pattern 1827 maker?!

fernando · 18th August 2019, 05:12 PM

The word in the escutcheon is "PROVED", as for proof tested; not the maker's name

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Mel H · 18th August 2019, 05:59 PM

Some of the proof slugs do give a clue to the identity of the maker, but I don't think that one does.

mariusgmioc · 18th August 2019, 07:50 PM

Thank you guys!

MacCathain · 18th August 2019, 07:59 PM

The color difference between the brass guard and the brass backstrap, and the bell-shaped mouth of the scabbard, make me wonder if this is a reproduction. The etching of the Star of Damascus (around the proof slug) seems a bit more sloppy than typical, too. Can you see the remains of any gilding in the crevices in the guard or in the lion's head or mane? If not, then it's surely a repro.

18th August 2019, 05:12 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	The word in the escutcheon is "PROVED", as for proof tested; not the maker's name .

18th August 2019, 05:59 PM	#2
Mel H Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: North East England. Posts: 107	Some of the proof slugs do give a clue to the identity of the maker, but I don't think that one does.

18th August 2019, 07:50 PM	#3
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,912	Thank you guys!

18th August 2019, 07:59 PM	#4
MacCathain Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 68	The color difference between the brass guard and the brass backstrap, and the bell-shaped mouth of the scabbard, make me wonder if this is a reproduction. The etching of the Star of Damascus (around the proof slug) seems a bit more sloppy than typical, too. Can you see the remains of any gilding in the crevices in the guard or in the lion's head or mane? If not, then it's surely a repro.