Help Needed Identifying Sterling Flatware Pattern

[w1gjz]

Can someone tell me what company/pattern this sterling steak knife handle is.  Handle is only marked with "Sterling".

[jrkirk]

Is there any hallmark? There are thousands of patterns, and one needs a starting place in order to identify without just going through the book pattern by pattern.

[w1gjz]

Unfortunately, no hallmark anywhere... just the "Sterling" mark.  What complicates matters it it looks like the original steak blades were replaced as none (of the six I have) of the new blades fits snuggly into the handle... there is about a 1/8 to 1/16 gap.  The new blades to say "Stainless Steel... Blade Made In Sheffield England."

[jrkirk]

If blades have been replaced, then value has been reduced considerably, and may only be worth scrap silver value, and there really is very little actual sterling silver because handles are hollow. If blades are original and Sheffield England if the original maker, then a more complete English hallmark would be needed. Either way, identification becomes difficult. I have a older English hallmarked knife in front of me right now that I have been working on id'ing for a couple of months, and I still don't know who made it. Good luck.

jk

[w1gjz]

Thank you very much for your help.  My instinct is to remove the knife blades and sell the sterling.  Lots of YouTube videos on how to safely remove the blades.

Thanks again for your help.

Ken

[jrkirk]

Yes, that is what I would do.  No problem.

[beehiveking]

A very pretty pattern.  Simplistic, but elegant. 

[*smedley*]

replacements dot com has a huge inventory of flatware... it's possible you could identify the pattern by doing some searching on there...