Claudius Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 On the swords, I can just make it out. What does "W C 900" mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Claudius Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) Angle photo -It's too bad I couldn't get a photo through my hand-held microscope to show the hallmarks up close. There are hallmarks near the base of the ring too. Edited October 7, 2014 by Claudius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul wood Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I can see the 900 clearly, no pun intended but I can't find the WC maybe I am looking in the wrong place.Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 The WC is to the left of the 900 on the sword blade. It is a difficult angle and when I tried to shine more light in there it didn't come out. I had thought that maybe "WC" was a known Bavarian manufacturer in the same way Jakob Leser is a known maker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spolei Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) Hello, WC is the bavarian manufacturer Weiss & co. 900 is the marking for silver. At the agraffe you also will find WC and on the other side 950 or 980. The pre war MVO are marked with 980. Your cross has a silver gold plated medaillon, so it will be marked with 950. It is a late MVO since 1916, one of the most MVO 4b variations. Here some variations http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/63191-best-bavarian-mvo4/ regards Andreas Edited October 7, 2014 by spolei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudius Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hello, WC is the bavarian manufacturer Weiss & co. 900 is the marking for silver. At the agraffe you also will find WC and on the other side 950 or 980. The pre war MVO are marked with 980. Your cross has a silver gold plated medaillon, so it will be marked with 950. It is a late MVO since 1916, one of the most MVO 4b variations. Here some variations http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/63191-best-bavarian-mvo4/ regards Andreas Thank you for the information Andreas. And thank you for the GMIC link on the different makers. Very informative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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