Unknown sword blade mark for ID

katana · 14th August 2013, 12:43 AM

Hi 'Nando,
thinking outside the "box" I tried to make a german word from the various interpretations of the letters

I tried Wahn leaving the last "b" out of the equation .
I discovered there is a town called Wahn which is around 38 kms from Solingen

Wahn is a few miles from the Rhone River ....a good source of water for an industrial factory ....or even, perhaps, a sword maker

You said that many of these blades were from Germany, with Solingen one of the main sword making areas ....just coincidence that wahn is so close by

. The "b" is the only 'fly in the ointment' .....yes I said 'b' not BEE

. Could that possibly be a factory stamp or a makers mark that is similar to a the letter B

All the best

David

fernando · 14th August 2013, 06:52 PM

Quite a thesis David, thank you for that

.
I will expose it to my fellow collector.
But i am afraid it doesn't fit, judging by the font confrontation, capital versus non capital

. If the letters were minuscle, the third one being a h, the fourth could not be an n

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14th August 2013, 12:43 AM	#1
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	Hi 'Nando, thinking outside the "box" I tried to make a german word from the various interpretations of the letters I tried Wahn leaving the last "b" out of the equation . I discovered there is a town called Wahn which is around 38 kms from Solingen Wahn is a few miles from the Rhone River ....a good source of water for an industrial factory ....or even, perhaps, a sword maker You said that many of these blades were from Germany, with Solingen one of the main sword making areas ....just coincidence that wahn is so close by . The "b" is the only 'fly in the ointment' .....yes I said 'b' not BEE . Could that possibly be a factory stamp or a makers mark that is similar to a the letter B All the best David Last edited by katana; 14th August 2013 at 02:33 AM.

14th August 2013, 06:52 PM	#2
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,645	Quite a thesis David, thank you for that . I will expose it to my fellow collector. But i am afraid it doesn't fit, judging by the font confrontation, capital versus non capital . If the letters were minuscle, the third one being a h, the fourth could not be an n .