Howdy all - me again with another bit of (I think) junk from my hoard of stuff.

Now I bought this on eBay 2 years ago by accident.. well I desperately wanted a letter opener (one to actually use but the functionality of this item is 0 as the hilt slides apart from the bullet when you try to use it). Anyway I was told it was WW1 which is why I put it in this forum but I know next to nothing else about it.

I tried to google the marks on the casing and couldn’t find much and I’ve been meaning to post it on some kind of forum for the entire time I’ve had it but I’ve never gotten round to it until now.

Anyway my brother in law thinks it looks too new and shiny (and bullets don’t have crowns on them he reminds me!) to be that old but I thought I’d rely on more expert opinions from you fine people!

Any info would be great and obviously as to whether it is actually as old as it was stated on the sale page.

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