Is this silver? (picture)

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Topekole

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Hi everyone,
I came across this old safe handle, actually it has been laying on my table for some times, after going through various post on this forum it just came across my mind to check it out, I think it is silver, please help me to check it out, please if you know any method I can use to identify the metal please let me know.
Thanks
 

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The crystal structure looks like pot metal.

File off a few shavings dissolve in HNO3, add some salt and look for white color change or precipitant, there are other ways to test for silver, such as Schwerter's solution...

http://goldrefiningwiki.com/mediawiki/index.php/Schwerter's_solution
 
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