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Matchlock · 24th December 2011, 06:10 PM

And Fröhliche Weihnachten to you, Lee,

From a rainy and windy Bavaria!

The blade to me seems to be a later addition, the script is, as you surmised, not worth translating and might have been added in the 18th c.

Best,
Michael

24th December 2011, 06:10 PM	#267
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	And Fröhliche Weihnachten to you, Lee, From a rainy and windy Bavaria! The blade to me seems to be a later addition, the script is, as you surmised, not worth translating and might have been added in the 18th c. Best, Michael