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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Fid, post: 829202, member: 7724&quot;]Tardy is perfect for people that understand French and who get the hand on one of the earlier versions. </p><p>the producer is stamping the frame - which form is the only mandatory part - and whatever sign he thinks fit as emblem of his company. there were even suspicions that the producers stamped what was asked for by the foreign merchants.</p><p>K is Karat. the use of ct, K etc. was not regulated for a long time in France partly due to German-speaking parts. M is for millième (thousandth).</p><p>&quot;les ouvrages à bas titre&quot; meaning that the silver was under the legal French minimum and not tested by the French authorities when leaving the country. so all in all it looks - on the pics too - a nice work for export.</p><p>the 6 could be Carat as well, which was used for silver too. would be a good idea to get it tested.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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