Help with a worn hallmark on a tailors stiletto please

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Post by moomingurl March 10th 2016, 7:22 pm

Hi

I have this tailors stiletto, it has a very worn mark on it. Can anyone work it out?

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Post by denbydump March 10th 2016, 7:45 pm

It's not a silver hallmark.
I'ts more likely to be Silver plated, as it's a tool, rather than siiver.
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Post by NaomiM March 10th 2016, 8:10 pm

Fantasy mark, possibly. Used to make buyers think it's silver. I have some pilgrim spoons purporting to be Englisg sliver but are Dutch fakes.

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Post by moomingurl May 10th 2016, 2:11 pm

Turns out it was a Dutch silver import the xxx mark being a Dutch silver mark, maker still unknown.
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