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Ron Wood · 09-04-2003, 11:55 AM

<blockquote>quote:<hr /> A reply on the Banzai board says it means: "Doitsu [German] 14th Year Type" <hr /></blockquote>Tac's information confirms the translation found by Ed Tinker. Now, why is it that some can translate the characters and others can't? Is there more than one variant of Japanese characters and why would there be a mixture of two styles in the same inscription?

09-04-2003, 11:55 AM	#77
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,055 Thanks: 1,128 Thanked 5,297 Times in 1,732 Posts	</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva"> A reply on the Banzai board says it means: "Doitsu [German] 14th Year Type" </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva">Tac's information confirms the translation found by Ed Tinker. Now, why is it that some can translate the characters and others can't? Is there more than one variant of Japanese characters and why would there be a mixture of two styles in the same inscription? __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction