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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Askett, post: 315451, member: 4727&quot;]Hi, everybody:</p><p><br /></p><p>I have this horn spoon, approximately 7-7/8&quot; long, that I presume is Scottish in origin. As you&#039;ll see in the attached photos, it has a metal (silver?) shield on the handle with an engraved monogram, and a metal end piece that is hand-engraved on three of the four sides. The remaining side is quite plain, but does have what appears to be a small stamped marking - a duty mark, perhaps? Please see the extreme closeup photo - this marking is small!</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, I can&#039;t find any hallmarks and so I&#039;m wondering, is it terribly unusual for a silver item to have a duty mark without any hallmarks? Also, can anyone give me an idea of how old this spoon may be? Finally, any idea what the initials in the monogram might be?</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for all the questions, but horn spoons are not exactly something I know much about! Anyway, here are a few photos:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/KdQsuCo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/WQpkEr1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/yveqzCC.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/zo3GZTN.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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