Austrian civil servant sword manufacturer ID

Gonzoadler · 2nd July 2021, 02:47 PM

Hello,

I think it really means simply "Solingen". Such marks are often a little misprinted, but normally spelled in the correct manner. So, that is a bit strange. But the letters are looking like punched separately in the blade, so maybe an explanation could be that the man who made it had bad eyes and has forgotten his glasses.

Regards
Robin

Jim McDougall · 2nd July 2021, 05:11 PM

With the poorly stamped lettering, and incomplete, I think Marius is right in his initial observation, and the 'C' may be a broken or poorly stamped letter. These stamps degraded over time and use and often caused incomplete or poorly placed markings.
It seems much like the case with minted coins where flaws and errors are the root of high value in many cases.
The notion of SOLLING seems right. I have seen varied spellings of Solingen, and even in Solingen itself, foreign workers in shops had obvious misgivings with language.

2nd July 2021, 02:47 PM	#1
Gonzoadler Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Germany Posts: 255	Hello, I think it really means simply "Solingen". Such marks are often a little misprinted, but normally spelled in the correct manner. So, that is a bit strange. But the letters are looking like punched separately in the blade, so maybe an explanation could be that the man who made it had bad eyes and has forgotten his glasses. Regards Robin

2nd July 2021, 05:11 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,194	With the poorly stamped lettering, and incomplete, I think Marius is right in his initial observation, and the 'C' may be a broken or poorly stamped letter. These stamps degraded over time and use and often caused incomplete or poorly placed markings. It seems much like the case with minted coins where flaws and errors are the root of high value in many cases. The notion of SOLLING seems right. I have seen varied spellings of Solingen, and even in Solingen itself, foreign workers in shops had obvious misgivings with language.