Thread: Cheap, non-Ebay Filis

Thanks heaps Lu, very helpful to have an accurate translation to work with. Is premio de honor an exact translation to prize of honor? Doesn't sound quite right to me in English (although as it's a model name, it might be unrealistic to expect it to make perfect sense)

I have seen that "Premio de Honor" sold by Varonia, and just recently another "Premio de Honor" with the name of an old cutlery shop engraved in the tang. It seems that Filarmonica had this alternative brand and "customized" it for shops and suppliers. This one in particular was not a 13 but a 14, and seems to be still one of the "proper" Filarmonicas, not the later version with the modern etching (not golden wash).

Originally Posted by mosley59

Thanks heaps Lu, very helpful to have an accurate translation to work with. Is premio de honor an exact translation to prize of honor? Doesn't sound quite right to me in English (although as it's a model name, it might be unrealistic to expect it to make perfect sense)

Mosely,

Yes that is a direct translation. I understand it to be the model name as that is on the blade itself also. Mandrake's post is very informative. I on the other hand I'm only translating the text.

Good Luck
Lu

Originally Posted by mosley59

Thanks heaps Lu, very helpful to have an accurate translation to work with. Is premio de honor an exact translation to prize of honor? Doesn't sound quite right to me in English (although as it's a model name, it might be unrealistic to expect it to make perfect sense)

Yes, that is a fairly accurate translation... But no idea what it refers to....

Bilingual SRPers can correct me, but I think the phrase in Spanish is more or less equal to "gold medal."

do Filly's shave better than the Wonderedge?

Originally Posted by dylandog

Bilingual SRPers can correct me, but I think the phrase in Spanish is more or less equal to "gold medal."

I would say that "Prize of Honor" is a better match, "Premio de honor" is "more" than Gold medal, is like summa cum laude....

Has anyone taken the plunge and paid out for one of these yet?

here is a pic of the tang sent to me by the seller:

Did he only send a pic of one side of the tang, or was the other blank?