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The monogram is an "A3" for Alexander III, Russian Aleksandr Aleksandrovich, (born March 10, 1845, St. Petersburg, Russia—died Nov. 1, 1894, Livadiya, Crimea), Tsar of Russia (1881–94).

This probably helps to date this "C. E. Schmachtenberg, Solingen" example.

Blades of "C.E. Schmachtenberg, Solingen" may have been used years after being manufactured in Solingen.