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26th February 25, 09:32 AM
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sgian-dubh hallmarks help
first time post !
ive got a sgian dubh with hallmarks I would like to identify,
ive uploaded some pics but difficult to read
it has a few hallmarks
.lion rampant
.castle
.unreadable possibly a letter
.initials RR ( I think? )
any help would be greatly appreciated
cheers,
Steve.
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26th February 25, 09:35 AM
#2
ive tried to capture the hallmarks as best I can....
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26th February 25, 10:16 AM
#3
The lion rampant indicates this is Scottish silver. It was used in Glasgow from 1819 until the assay office closed in 1964 and in Edinburgh since 1975 when it replaced the thistle.
The castle (it should have three turrets) is Edinburgh.
Unfortunately the letter you can't identify is perhaps the most important piece of the puzzle as this (and the font used) will identify the year.
The initials RR are makers mark - maybe Robert Robertson or Robert Rankin.
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26th February 25, 11:15 AM
#4
brilliant info Tomo, thank you!
& yes its a 3 turret castle
I did upload pictures but I can't see them, are they showing on your end ?
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26th February 25, 11:20 AM
#5
hallmarks
this is the best imagine I can get...
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26th February 25, 11:22 AM
#6
 Originally Posted by AWKAYETHENOO
brilliant info Tomo, thank you!
& yes its a 3 turret castle
I did upload pictures but I can't see them, are they showing on your end ?
Images uploaded need to be quite small. I resize to 100MB, I don't know if they need to be that small.
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26th February 25, 11:33 AM
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image
hopefully this works ive reduced the image size..
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26th February 25, 11:39 AM
#8
picture
 Originally Posted by AWKAYETHENOO
hopefully this works ive reduced the image size..
its a shame that letter isn't visible
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26th February 25, 11:40 AM
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I can see linked images from the "Forum" view. I was looking for images within this thread. I am not yet a power user of the forum!
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26th February 25, 11:52 AM
#10
 Originally Posted by bookish
I can see linked images from the "Forum" view. I was looking for images within this thread. I am not yet a power user of the forum!
me too, its a strange layout /set up, could be more user friendly, before uploading the post you can "preview post"
and the images are showing, I will keep messing about until I figure it out
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