Unknown sword blade mark for ID

katana · 14th August 2013, 12:43 AM

Hi 'Nando,
thinking outside the "box" I tried to make a german word from the various interpretations of the letters

I tried Wahn leaving the last "b" out of the equation .
I discovered there is a town called Wahn which is around 38 kms from Solingen

Wahn is a few miles from the Rhone River ....a good source of water for an industrial factory ....or even, perhaps, a sword maker

You said that many of these blades were from Germany, with Solingen one of the main sword making areas ....just coincidence that wahn is so close by

. The "b" is the only 'fly in the ointment' .....yes I said 'b' not BEE

. Could that possibly be a factory stamp or a makers mark that is similar to a the letter B

All the best

David

14th August 2013, 12:43 AM	#6
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Hi 'Nando, thinking outside the "box" I tried to make a german word from the various interpretations of the letters I tried Wahn leaving the last "b" out of the equation . I discovered there is a town called Wahn which is around 38 kms from Solingen Wahn is a few miles from the Rhone River ....a good source of water for an industrial factory ....or even, perhaps, a sword maker You said that many of these blades were from Germany, with Solingen one of the main sword making areas ....just coincidence that wahn is so close by . The "b" is the only 'fly in the ointment' .....yes I said 'b' not BEE . Could that possibly be a factory stamp or a makers mark that is similar to a the letter B All the best David Last edited by katana; 14th August 2013 at 02:33 AM.