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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 162630, member: 111"]If your item is identical to the one on your link, which bears proper, if a bit rubbed, French hallmarks, then yours is also most likely silver - please don't let anyone subject it to invasive testing (and hot needle tests are not really a good idea either). As already mentioned, can't see any reason to think that this would a one of a kind piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>A clear picture of the blade on a plain background would be helpful, and might also consider taking an extreme close-up of the marks, sometimes they'll show up surprisingly well in a photograph...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 162630, member: 111"]If your item is identical to the one on your link, which bears proper, if a bit rubbed, French hallmarks, then yours is also most likely silver - please don't let anyone subject it to invasive testing (and hot needle tests are not really a good idea either). As already mentioned, can't see any reason to think that this would a one of a kind piece. A clear picture of the blade on a plain background would be helpful, and might also consider taking an extreme close-up of the marks, sometimes they'll show up surprisingly well in a photograph... ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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