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aldo35

09-21-2015 12:45 PM

Old German Alphabet

Can anyone please direct me to a site where the old German alphabet is identified in the corresponding English alphabet? I have several German WWl items with their letters I cannot decipher.

Thanks

Aldo35

Don M

09-21-2015 05:32 PM

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Try this from Görtz & Bryans German Small Arms Markings:

aldo35

09-21-2015 05:36 PM

Old German Alphabet

Hi,

This is perfect!!! I really appreciate it and will print it for future use.

Aldo35

John Sabato

09-21-2015 11:24 PM

Don, what about lower case letters?

sheepherder

09-22-2015 09:10 AM

I had asked about the font used in serial number suffixes and got multiple answers/links -

http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=34470

Don M

09-22-2015 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Sabato (Post 277441)

Don, what about lower case letters?

John, I don't have a scan of those but it can be found at http://www.library.yale.edu/catalogi...ic/fraktur.htm

sheepherder

09-22-2015 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don M (Post 277458)

John, I don't have a scan of those but it can be found at http://www.library.yale.edu/catalogi...ic/fraktur.htm

Copied to HDD & printed out! :thumbup:

Thank you! I'm not even going to ask why it is in the music catalog... :p

Don M

09-23-2015 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder (Post 277465)

I'm not even going to ask why it is in the music catalog... :p

Good!

m1903a3

09-23-2015 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder (Post 277465)

Copied to HDD & printed out! :thumbup:

Thank you! I'm not even going to ask why it is in the music catalog... :p

Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Handel, etc. etc.

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