Postby Qrt.S » Thu Nov 04, 2021 5:45 am
Mind my saying but there are two kinds of this star punch. The first one where the hammer and sickle are marked with contours only as from 14th July 1959 to 15th November 1965 and a second one as from 16th November 1965 to 1st October 1992, where the hammer and sickle in the star are massive. Unfortunately the picture doesn't show which one star it is. Could be 1965 ...but?
Another minor problem is that according to my source this maker's mark was used in a factory punching ТЮ5 in two different places i.e. in Тбилиси 1955 and also in 1965 but as well in Ташкент in 1965. The year 1955 is therefore out due to the above mentioned reason, the punch. But...which one place is correct?
See Troepolskaja down on page 639:
Ювелирно Часовая Мастерская г. Ташкент 1965 #20172
(Ювелирно Часовая Фабрика г. Тбилиси 1955) # 20173
Ювелирная Фабрика г. Тбилиси 1965 #20174
Clarification needed, thank you! I'm a bit lost now and as said; when things get lost they are lost...very confusing...