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  1. 01-23-2010, 12:11 PM #1
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    I have been working on trying to get this translated for a while now and I don't even know what language it is in. It is etched into the blade of a Wade and Butcher that is stamped Sheffield and not Sheffield England so it would be dated to 1897 or earlier. I know of two blades with tis etch. One is mine and one belongs to Manah, an other member here on SRP. I work at the University of Rochester and had several people look at it. I was told what language it is not so I am posting a request here. I was told it is not Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindu or Turkish. I accept these inputs but I wouldn't know for sure other than that I searched a bunch of language alphabets on the net looking for the simplest of the characters and didn't find a match. I'm not even sure which side is up!

    If anyone can translate this and provide the language I would appreciate it and I 'm sure Manah would also.
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    Elven. Could that be the razor of J.R.R. Tolkien?!?!?!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slartibartfast View Post
    Elven. Could that be the razor of J.R.R. Tolkien?!?!?!

    Well thats freaky


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    I'm not sure what it says, but I'll bet Celebrated is in there somewhere.

    Nice razor too, by the way. Is that a wedge? I saw one like it not too long ago
    at a local place.
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    "Standard Guide to Razors", Roy Ritchie & Ron Stewart.
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    Yeah, I've got a couple of those. I don't read or write Chinese or Japanese Kanji but I've tattooed enough of it on people to know that the symbols on the blade are of the language known as gibberish.
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