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<p>[QUOTE="kyratango, post: 4378510, member: 5006"]It arrived!</p><p>From listing pics, I saw tiny hallmarks on the bottom rim...</p><p>RIGHT! French weevil mark for foreign silver at least 800 fineness. And another on the bottom which looked like a bump on pic is a weevil too<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bad news: the stopper isn't removable! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie19" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Boiling water poured on it, plus WD40 gave no result, and there is no evidence of a seam under a loupe...</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kyratango, post: 4378510, member: 5006"]It arrived! From listing pics, I saw tiny hallmarks on the bottom rim... RIGHT! French weevil mark for foreign silver at least 800 fineness. And another on the bottom which looked like a bump on pic is a weevil too:happy: Bad news: the stopper isn't removable! :banghead: Boiling water poured on it, plus WD40 gave no result, and there is no evidence of a seam under a loupe... :hilarious::hilarious::hilarious:[/QUOTE]
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