Russian Besomin rifle from 1894, silver 84 Zolotniki silver content
Russian Judaica Besomin rifle from 1894, closed bowl with applied Star of David and attached eagle. The stand and the top ball for the eagle is very filigree and stands on six ball feet. Carried by a fully three-dimensional cast boy figure, this bears the bowl with the applied turquoise stones
Kupa stamped on the outside with the silversmith and hallmark of the hallmark of the hallmark of the hallmark of 1894, the hallmark of the hallmark A.A, as well as the hallmark of the silver content and the place of manufacture
Height = 15.0cm, weight = 130g
Up until 1896, the silver was hallmarked with the city mark, the initials of the inspector, the year and the silver purity. In Russia, the silver fineness was given in zolotniki until 1917, 1 zolotniki corresponds to the metric 10.4/1000 silver fineness.
The fineness specified was 84 zolotniki (equivalent to 875/1000), and to a lesser extent high-quality works were also made in 88 zolotniki (equivalent to 916/1000).
