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fernando · 4th January 2013, 01:29 PM

This is a Portuguese regulation sword for infantry/artillery officer mod. 1806.
I assume the blade is German (18th century)as it has IN SOLINGEN in one of its sides.
What troubles me is the inscription in the other side. The person who offered it for trade says the letters are very clear but he can't discern what they are or mean:
CHAN . ?? S PL ? V G ? L
Apparently the P is tangled to the L and also there is a half (?) O tangled to a C.
Can any of you guys figure out what this inscription is about?
A word starting by CHAN doesn't appear in the German dictionary

. Maybe the guy is not reading well or this is not German

.

4th January 2013, 01:29 PM	#1
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,637	Need help on German blade inscription This is a Portuguese regulation sword for infantry/artillery officer mod. 1806. I assume the blade is German (18th century)as it has IN SOLINGEN in one of its sides. What troubles me is the inscription in the other side. The person who offered it for trade says the letters are very clear but he can't discern what they are or mean: CHAN . ?? S PL ? V G ? L Apparently the P is tangled to the L and also there is a half (?) O tangled to a C. Can any of you guys figure out what this inscription is about? A word starting by CHAN doesn't appear in the German dictionary . Maybe the guy is not reading well or this is not German . Attached Images Last edited by fernando; 5th January 2013 at 02:57 PM.