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Thank you WEV, interesting letter! Tim

Thank you for your reply. The steel lever to allow the shot into the silver piece is signed James Dixon & Sons. It is also dated Nov. 26, 1857. I know James Dixon & Sons has made gun equipment for many years as I have had some other early Black Powder pieces by them (wood and brass). http://...

Hello, I should clarify, the small steel lever is separate from the rest of this piece that appears to be coin or sterling. I find no trace of plating anywhere on the silver area even under magnification and it doesn't have the usual James Dixon & Son sterling mark or plated mark. I see this pos...

Hello, I am puzzled by the hallmark on this piece. It is a unique shot pouch that has a registry number and date, Nov. 26, 1857. It is signed on the steel lever and has the hallmark on what I believe may be coin silver. The mark doesn't match any of the James Dixon & Sons hallmarks I have seen b...