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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 251998, member: 59"]Found the thread I remembered, but in that case the 875 had the extra figure following it and not in front of the numbers. But we could very well be looking at a similar part of Europe - 875 was used in Russia, Poland, the Baltic states, Finland, etc. Was also used in Switzerland (which would certainly make some sense given the style and subject matter of the handle. </p><p><br /></p><p>Having the 900 on there as well may mean that the item was imported to another country and assayed again in that process. Hard to say with no other markings.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 251998, member: 59"]Found the thread I remembered, but in that case the 875 had the extra figure following it and not in front of the numbers. But we could very well be looking at a similar part of Europe - 875 was used in Russia, Poland, the Baltic states, Finland, etc. Was also used in Switzerland (which would certainly make some sense given the style and subject matter of the handle. Having the 900 on there as well may mean that the item was imported to another country and assayed again in that process. Hard to say with no other markings.[/QUOTE]
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