New Acquisition, Mandau, said to be 1800's

[Ian]

Joe, when I enlarged the letter "G" on your blade, it has a somewhat unusual appearance. The serif at the end of the top curve is entirely above the terminus of the curve. This is hinted at in a number of fonts (mostly old) but this example is about the most extreme I've seen. At the bottom end, there is another oddity. As the bottom end of the curve approaches the vertical leg of the G, it takes an abrupt dive to join the bottom of the leg. Again, I can't recall seeing that in another antique font.


I'm not an expert on fonts, but I have read a bit about them and I find the various styles interesting. Perhaps there is someone here who recognises this form of the letter G. I'm fairly sure it's not a British font and that the style probably predates 1900.


A blow up of the letter is attached.