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Hi Johnus, nice to see you! :D

Well, for both I think, if my google translater was correct... also a general shape for all kind of cutting tools (once again, I'm no expert on old hone stones, so...

The name of the stone is:
"Anker-Wetzstein"
... and the rest of the text:
Marke "Arkansas"
fur Sensen, Messer, u. Schneidwerkzuege aller Art
GARANTIRT ÄCHTE QUALITÄT

It feels more like a...

You could be right, I don't think it's an artificial stone though (but I could be wrong) and I think it's vintage too (could be wrong again though :)), but it sure doesn't look like a normal Arkansas...

I got a "German" Arkansa too, so they prob sold to Sweden as well, but it's actually much less dense than other Arkansas (and not as nice looking as the OPs) I've had/have.

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