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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Generic_Lad, post: 4103499, member: 20320&quot;]These are not British sterling hallmarks, that much I can tell you. </p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;A&quot; is not even a valid Sheffield date letter for 1856, with the Sheffield date letter for 1856 being a block capital &quot;N&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Your piece lacks the standard mark (lion passant for sterling) and the crown mark if it was sterling and made in Sheffield. If the piece dates from 1856 it is also missing the Victoria duty mark </p><p><br /></p><p>See this page for what an authentic 1856 Sheffield Hallmarked sterling knife would look like ( <a href="https://dartsilverltd.co.uk/product/antique-silver-folding-fruit-knife-sheffield-1856-brown-clark/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://dartsilverltd.co.uk/product/antique-silver-folding-fruit-knife-sheffield-1856-brown-clark/" rel="nofollow">https://dartsilverltd.co.uk/product/antique-silver-folding-fruit-knife-sheffield-1856-brown-clark/</a> ) </p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever your marks are, they are not British sterling and are most likely some form of silver plate[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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