Featured Another Vesta Case...Unmarked, or Is It?

First, the outrageous leftover silver polish (last pic) is not of my doing; and the apparent yellow at the bottom edges (pics 1 & 2) are artifacts of lighting, not brass.

~2 3/8" long, 1 1/8" wide, almost 5/8" thick; ~17 1/2 grams. It has been sat-on, or otherwise stressed; there is some distortion, but the lid-catch still works every time.

My ambivalence about whether or not it's marked has to do with the lid-spring; in the last pic can be seen something that may be an identifier. But there's so much black gunk on the spring that I'm not at all sure I can safely clean the area sufficiently to reveal what it may be; I have, and will use, an ultrasonic cleaner to make an initial attempt.

Otherwise I cannot find any pertinent ID marking.This case has been used enough that the striker is quite worn, almost smooth over maybe 25% of its area.

Your comments about its style, age, and potential origin will be most welcome! Thanks for lookin'!

 

the striker treatment on the bottom is similar to the previous one...

 

That shape seems of an early one, beautiful!

 

Cant speak to the style but it looks to me like a Dutch sword mark, see pictures E and F.

https://www.925-1000.com/Fnetherlands_Date_Code.html

 

Where do you see the possible sword marks, Ratsy?

 

I don't know where @Ratsy Brown saw one, but I saw what I thought was one (sword mark) here where I've circled

 

Sorry, should have said. Same spot @quirkygirl pointed out.

 

That's the 'mark' I think I see. We shall...see!

 

Excellent reference, Ratsy...Thanks!

 

Bingo.

 

Here 'tis...these are the best I can manage with available resources. The sword is clear...but the other, tho' deeply stamped, is filled with grunge. Its overall shape seems to be roughly that of a bullet, pointed down into the case. Whatever is within that outline is beyond my ability to depict.

 

A Q-tip with silver polish may help with the 2nd mark

 

is this the date letter mark?

 

The date letter is supposed to be inside a circle.

 

Nope...that entire area is now free of what you see there: solidified liquid silver polish. It went through two half-hour cycles in a small ultrasonic cleaner, and now is down to the silver. Sweet technology; used rarely, but oh, so handy!

 

I do intend to put further effort into revealing the true nature of that mark. It'll be posted here if I succeed...but it might be a few days.