999 silver punches and sponsor's mark advice

[mochiandmocha]

Hi all!
Sorry to open a new thread but I read all the info on the other ones and I think it'd be too confusing to add these questions there.

Someone said cookson had 999 silver punches but I can't find any...Does anuone know anything about it? Will they have any soon or where can i get one?
Also, (if I understood well) I could have a sponsor's mark made with my design/name. Does anyone know where I could get that done and could you give me a rough idea of pricing? (just to know if it's really worth investigating or if it'll have to wait)?

I was hoping to order a 925 on cookson very soon before the end of free post so if they DO have a 999 it'd be brilliant if I could add it to my basket ^_^!!
Thanks so much!!!

[snow_imp]

Using the search of "999 punch" I found item 999 730A (Swan Neck. Punch '999fs', 1mm Marking Punch For Fine Silver,pmc Or Art Clay) and 999 730B (Straight Neck. Punch '999fs', 1mm Marking Punch For Fine Silver,pmc Or Artclay). You do have to wade a bit 'cos a lot of other things come up as well. Searching on "999fs punch" brings up just those two items.

Would either of these do?

[mochiandmocha]

Great! thanks for the quick reply! yes I'll have a look! ^_^!

[mochiandmocha]

I'm just about to use my punches. Do I have to anneal the piece like if I would use classic letter punches or is it OK to just "whack it hard" like someone said on another thread?
Thanks !

[mizgeorge]

Fine silver's plenty soft enough to just go ahead and bash! In fact, you have to be careful not to hit too hard or you'll end up punching too deep.

[mochiandmocha]

Great! Thanks!
What about 925? Does it have to be annealed?