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    Mark McM

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    1. Mark McM
      manufacturing variation?
    2. Mark McM
      wow! That's excellent!
    3. Mark McM
      Thanks, Jim! The nuance and variety of the CdG sure contributes to it's appeal!!
    4. Mark McM
      just acquired, a *very* dark bronze example. It's quite aesthetically pleasing, imho.
    5. Mark McM
      Thanks Chris! Any idea what the ribbon looks like?
    6. Mark McM
      the fob chain was added by the seller. I'm sure it was a ribboned medal at one time.
    7. Mark McM
      Gentlemen, This one has me stumped. Any thoughts?
    8. Mark McM
      Gentlemen Have so far been unsuccessful in finding this particular variation. On the pommel end, there is what appears to be a tool-access hole. This hole is not threaded and is considerably smaller than the diameter of the false end-cap or the spanner slot end-cap. All other features on the bayonet are early features. Is this an in-between variation?
    9. Mark McM
      Thanks, Paul! Arcane subject matter, for sure!
    10. Mark McM
      thanks! Has any attempt ever been made to catalog the various thread sizes encountered?
    11. Mark McM
      Anybody????
    12. Mark McM
      Hi All, As regards screw posts on Imperial regimental/school badges, is there a standard thread size generally used?
    13. Mark McM
      Thanks! It's nice to find a piece from a veteran of the Napoleonic campaigns!
    14. Mark McM
      so, this a 50 year anniversary pipe?
    15. Mark McM
      Gentlemen, Can anyone shed some light on the significance of the numbers 18 13 / 63 presented on this pipe?
    16. Mark McM
      Thanks!
    17. Mark McM
      update: the medal shows evidence of being cast, not struck. Is that also a characteristic of known fakes?
    18. Mark McM
      thanks, guys. It looks old, but that's not too hard to accomplish these days...
    19. Mark McM
      Hello all, just acquired this. Appears to be silver plate over dark bronze. Is this legit?
    20. Mark McM
      Thanks, Egorka! Fascinating pieces of information! Thanks Paul! Awesome news!
    21. Mark McM
      Hi Paul, Thanks! The left character could be a K... or it could be an M. Maddening. The right hand character is really tough to figure. There's a large double headed eagle marked under the enamel on the upper arm of the cross...
    22. Mark McM
      still catching reflections off the right due to lighting, but not bad for holding the iPad up to one of the microscope lenses...
    23. Mark McM
      Hi Paul, it's very clearly a 3. I have it under the microscopes here at work and there's no question about it. maybe you can make this hallmark out? I'll try to get a picture of the date mark, but I'm nearing the limits of my photographic capabilities!
    24. Mark McM
      close up...
    25. Mark McM
      update: after looking at the number on the ring under high magnification, what I thought was a 583 seems more like a 183 (the left-most digit is considerably worn away from being in contact with the jump ring). There also appears to be the top part of another digit to the right of the 3, making a date more plausible.
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