Military markings ?
 

I picked up an interesting Victorian ladle at the boot sale today that appears to have a military monogram, looks like RAR below a QVC, but I can`t find anything similar. Any ideas would be great.

Its actually the letters RA, reversed and intertwined (the technical description).

So probably Royal Artillery.

regards

Indeed Royal Artillery - with some age - Victoria crown.

Still in use - attached a coffee cup, saucer & spoon . . .'liberated from the Mess' in the 80's.

Thank you for all of your replies, I thought maybe Artillery, but the last R had me stumped. The ladle also has A18 on the back, maybe military or just a makers mark.

Possibly No. 18 of Set 'A'

regards

When the Royal Regiment were hoiked out of Woolwich (don't get me started) a lot of surplus mess cutlery was sold off - I managed to get as close to a place setting as I could.

More regimental "silver"....
 

All most beautifully hand-engraved. Try getting that done today!

I have a nickel silver spoon that is engraved "119/ RFA" within a shield. I only bought it because of the engraving.

I then chanced upon a book by an American who, during the opening moves of WW1, had placed his car at the disposal of the British HQ. The book ("From Mons to Ypres with French" by Frederic Coleman) had a mention of the author meeting with Captain Grenfell (?) who had won the VC whilst saving the guns of the 119th Bty RFA!

Was my spoon there I wonder? We'll never know...

A nice little item- the only military spoon I have is a Luftwaffe aluminium one given to me along with a Hitler Youth belt plate when I was a kid by my school tutor group master, who'd souvenired them during the war.

Major Alexander, the commander of 119 Battery also received the VC for his part in recovering the guns.

I have a "Mons Star" trio to a member of 119 Battery, wounded and taken Prisoner of War a few weeks later in1914.

Hi Leigh

Thanks for your reply. The spoon did a "disappearing act" for a year or two and my wife had to convince me that it was somewhere in the house and not been nicked!

if I can find it (again!), I'll post a photo of it. It's what is called a "rat tail" spoon. I also have a spoon marked "The Bristol Aeroplane Company" and one stamped "Munitions".

Now there's a new avenue of collecting: regimentally/ military marked cutlery!

" RA, reversed and intertwined (the technical description) LMAO! Thanks for a giggle, Simon.

You are obviously very easily amused!

After two years locked in my house? Yes, sadly, it doesn't take much these days. ;)

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