Fraktur Characters & Fonts

Ron Wood · 04-25-2009, 01:35 AM

Actually, none of the Fraktur fonts are like Luger lettering. The serial number small letter font is much like English cursive. Fraktur is much more angular. The only Fraktur-like marking on a Luger that quickly comes to mind is the so-called "scriptic" S on the early K-date Mausers.

sheepherder · 04-25-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron Wood

The serial number small letter font is much like English cursive.

Thanks, Ron! That was what I was thinking of - having two commercials, inspectors marks never entered my mind...

"English Cursive" wasn't in my font library, so I went looking, and found that "Wrexham Light" font, in italics, closely resembles the "n" and "k" on my two commercial Lugers.

I'm going to print out a lowercase stream so I can compare it to gun show Lugers...or beer hall Lugers...

04-25-2009, 01:35 AM	#1
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: 7,051 Thanks: 1,123 Thanked 5,287 Times in 1,728 Posts	Actually, none of the Fraktur fonts are like Luger lettering. The serial number small letter font is much like English cursive. Fraktur is much more angular. The only Fraktur-like marking on a Luger that quickly comes to mind is the so-called "scriptic" S on the early K-date Mausers. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

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