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Item: Pair of Cold Meat Servers Description: Fiddle and Thread pattern Hallmark: London 1856 by George Adams Dimensions: 280mm and 240mm length Comments: These are a very rare pair of serving knife and fork and in fact we are unsure of their actual purpose! We suspect that they are multi-functional serving items, that would be ideal for serving up cold meats. The loaded handles and the blades/tines are identically hallmarked and these pieces have a substantial weight and feeling of high quality. Excellent quality throughout. The handles of both pieces bear an engraved crest for the Sixth Dragoon Guards ("The Carabiniers") with the word "Carabineers" in a crowned garter around "VI" over "DG". The Sixth Dragoon Guards were a cavalry regiment of the British Army, active from 1685 to 1922. They fought with distinction at a number of battles and wars. At the time of the manufacture of this pair of servers, they had just concluded their efforts in the Crimean War (1853-56).
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