Cock Fight!

[Granmaa]

I really don't know what these birds are made of. It could be a low grade silver. Hopefully the four marks will help. One looks like REGAL. Another says A1. There are two more I can't make out.

Miles

[silverport]

Photo 2: »???« »R??AL« - Photo 3: »A1« »SP«

Hello Miles

The cocks’ basic material couldn’t be said without an observation and material analysis from these two cocks itself.

In photo 2 shown marks:

Left one mark is maybe the maker’s mark, but much worn.
The right one mark »R??AL« could be well a basic material indication — but e.g. Aluminium plated? Yes, as I know, Aluminium could be plated — but how easy or how difficult (interims layer) I don’t know. E.g. iron needs a copper layer in between.

You could already in the area of the second mark, »R??AL«, observe the lost of the plate.

In photo 3 shown marks:

Left one mark is an in America and by the British industry used indication for the plate “quality” = »A1« - that’s there the top quality! But in Continental Europe’s past, that was of medium quality level only. Sorry.

The second mark seems to be »SP« = stand maybe for »SILVER PLATED«?

Basic material could be also other metal, e.g. Zinc, or metal alloys.

Kind regards silverport

[Granmaa]

Thank you, silverport.

Yes, they must be plate. Too heavy for aluminium, and too flexible for iron. As you suggested, zinc perhaps.

Kind regards,
Miles

[2209patrick]

Hi Miles.

How big are they?

Pat.

[Granmaa]

They are 6cm high and weigh about 6oz each.

Miles