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I am pretty sure this piece is sterling, but I can find no marks. I have looked in the typical spots -- around the neck/bolster area and on the underside of the handle (the edge along the cutting side of the blade). I have had it under a microscope and looked everywhere on the handle. There are a few reasons I believe it is sterling -- worn spots show no base metal, I do not recognize the pattern, and it is not shown in Hagan (looked cover to cover). I have also been through the major manufacturers (Wallace, Reed & Barton, Gorham, etc.) on flatware sites like SterlingFlatwareFashions, with no luck.

My hope is that someone out there recognizes the pattern.

Thanks so much.

I found it -- finally. I had to go through every sterling pattern from every sterling maker alphabetically -- got to the M's -- Manchester, Canonnade pattern. But I got it :)

Thanks to everyone who looked.

Dave