Thread: Another translation request

PRETTY Please

TY Manah!

Thanks all for taking the time to read through this thread and comment. Special thanks to Manah for the pics and avatar1999 for the offer to pass it around.


Miner123 - It is a wedge and probably the one you saw. I passed ut up several times due to the price. Carriem came across it while they were having a 20% off sale and thought it would be a good project razor for me and that it was a unique wedge.

avatar1999 - I haven't honed it up yet. If you look close at the pic I posted that shows the scales, the lighter areas are actually areas of the horn that were eaten away by worms over the years. The current state of the razor after I buffed up the blade can be found here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/custo...b-process.html I have custom scales in mind for this blade that will take a while to get to due to the temperature in my shop/garage. I do have a set of vintage horn scales I may put it into today and hone it up for use until I get to the custom set.


Jimmy - I am starting to think it may be gibberish too. My last thought is that it may be a secret script from a group or club.

Slartibartfast - Maybe. Or it might be something like Free Mason script or some other group.

John Crowley - Been there, done that!

I believe that language to be Canadian, spells "Frank's razor". I'll be out in the spring to pick it up.

Maybe it's just me, but that first bit looks like "WaDE &"

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Maybe it's just me, but that first bit looks like "WaDE &"

You're right, if you really stretch it, you can get butcher out of the 2nd half too.

I think someone was near when they mentioned Elvish - I do think those could be Runes. And I'll bet that word is 'Butcher'. I have seen other razors with quasi-persian script on them by makers like Reynolds and that is what they say (in this case 'Reynolds of course!)

YAMP !!!!

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Maybe it's just me, but that first bit looks like "WaDE &"

I can definitely see the B in your ampersand, and then T with a big curvy vertical, then a U on its side, with an H on its side above it, the E is in the last "character", but C and R are a stretch...

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Maybe it's just me, but that first bit looks like "WaDE &"

To me, if you look closely, it appears like it could say "Celebrated." My 2 cents worth.

sure looks a little like it
Phoenician alphabet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sorry to resurrect this thread but I have an update. A while ago I contacted the webmaster at freelang.net requesting assistance in translating the script on this blade. Beaumont had exhausted his resources and posted a pic of the blade on the site as a quiz.

Here is the latest reply I received from Beaumont yesterday:

"Hello,

One of our dictionary author sent your pictures to an Institute in Frankfort, Germany, which is specialized in writing systems. Here is the reply from Dr. xxxxxxx:

"We are not aware of a writing system that looks like the shapes on your knife. We think the intended direction is upside down vs. your photos (i.e. turn photos by 180°), and that the "signs"
are designed to *look like* Chinese signs (without actually being Chinese), thence conveying a certain athmosphere. Surely this decoration is the producer's special mark."

I hope it helps

Best regards,
Beaumont"