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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.
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Try this from Görtz & Bryans German Small Arms Markings:
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Hi,
This is perfect!!! I really appreciate it and will print it for future use. Aldo35 |
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Don, what about lower case letters?
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I had asked about the font used in serial number suffixes and got multiple answers/links -
http://forum.lugerforum.com/showthread.php?t=34470
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John, I don't have a scan of those but it can be found at http://www.library.yale.edu/catalogi...ic/fraktur.htm
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Thank you! I'm not even going to ask why it is in the music catalog...
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Good!
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Beethoven, Bach, Brahms, Handel, etc. etc.
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