can you tell how old this is from hallmarks?

onthespot

read my sigline please

goldrush00013

Hi OTS,

Are these marks on silver?

Zot

Looks British?

You might try this site. I'm sure there are lots of others - Google is helpful for finding them
British Hallmarks

goldrush00013

Looks like 1814 if I read it right. Birmingham England. see here

goldrush00013

I was wrong it's 1915.

Zot

<< <i>I was wrong it's 1915. >>




I didn't have the patience to look through them all.
That dating system is almost worthy or a Darwin award with a bunch of letters looking almost identical.

goldrush00013

<< <i>

<< <i>I was wrong it's 1915. >>




I didn't have the patience to look through them all.
That dating system is almost worthy or a Darwin award with a bunch of letters looking almost identical. >>



LOL!

It's all in the shape of the shield from what I gathered.

Zot

Indeed. There are some tricky ones though, e.g. 1793 vs. 1819

goldrush00013

Yes! V, W,X, Z are tough!

Lambeau

Yeah I think it is 1915 Birmingham, England and made out of sterling silver.

onthespot

it is a detail shot from this, which was not metal detected, left when someone passed away, i was just curious about it.

stewball

Although specifically for watch-case marks, try this site.

Hallmarks