Silver hallmark help

[Mike H]

Can the sharp eyed help out with this hallmark. It's for sale as 1866. I have my doubts about this . I think it's far later and that would fit with my take on the badge it's on.
Any help appreciated.

[mike_vee]

Not 1866 - "A further mark was used in the period 1784 - 1890:
Sovereign head ('duty mark'), certifying the payment of the duty"

Anchor - Lion - H is Birmingham 1932

Anchor - Lion - R is Birmingham 1941

Letter K was used in 1934 but 'duty mark' was also used on 1934 & 1935 items.

http://www.silvercollection.it/engli...lmarksBIR.html

[KLR]

The date mark looks like anchor (B'ham) - lion (sterling) - F = 1930 to me

[grenadierguardsman]

Originally Posted by KLR

The date mark looks like anchor (B'ham) - lion (sterling) - F = 1930 to me

I agree F in my opinion.
Andy

[mike_vee]

Could be a badly stamped F ?

[Mike H]

I thought that it could be an F. My thought was that it was 1930 if an F or 1941 if it's an R.
As mentioned previously there is no sovereigns head. Which was why I doubted it was Victorian.
The badge is a KRRC belt plate made by Gaunts. It has just the bare minimum of battle honours on it which as far as I was aware was used post 1905

[Mike H]

I have another one for you lot. Is the C a.capital or lower case ? 1902 or 1927.

[KLR]

There are very two similar marks - 1902 or 1927.
I think it is the latter - the top of the c mark is much more likely to be 1927

[Mike H]

Originally Posted by KLR

There are very two similar marks - 1902 or 1927.
I think it is the latter - the top of the c mark is much more likely to be 1927

Thanks Julian ,I wasnt sure. They do look very very similar. The WW1 battle honours are there so it must be 1927.

[Mike H]

Originally Posted by Mike H

Can the sharp eyed help out with this hallmark. It's for sale as 1866. I have my doubts about this . I think it's far later and that would fit with my take on the badge it's on.
Any help appreciated.

I've taken on board everything that's been said regarding the HM. But I now have another problem.
The Cross doesnt have the " Busaco" battle honour on the cross . Which would make it an early version of the Cross.
Busaco appears from1905 on the new version of the 60th rifles version of the cross.