Old German Alphabet

aldo35 · 09-21-2015, 12:45 PM

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

Try this from Görtz & Bryans German Small Arms Markings:

aldo35 · 09-21-2015, 05:36 PM

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

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

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!

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

Don M · 09-23-2015, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder

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

Good!

m1903a3 · 09-23-2015, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sheepherder

Copied to HDD & printed out!

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

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

09-21-2015, 12:45 PM	#1
aldo35 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern GA Posts: 390 Thanks: 2,298 Thanked 184 Times in 91 Posts	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

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Don M Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,429 Thanks: 67 Thanked 292 Times in 191 Posts	Try this from Görtz & Bryans German Small Arms Markings: Attached Thumbnails __________________ Regards, Don donmaus1@aol.com Author of History Writ in Steel: German Police Markings 1900-1936 http://www.historywritinsteel.com

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aldo35 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Northern GA Posts: 390 Thanks: 2,298 Thanked 184 Times in 91 Posts	Old German Alphabet Hi, This is perfect!!! I really appreciate it and will print it for future use. Aldo35

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