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			Dear Forum, 
		
		
		
			I would ask your help to understand the marks on this blade. I have seen similar ones on medieval swords but with no explanations, so i imagine it's a quite classical meaning. The blade is 92.3 cm. Thank you very much for your help  | 
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			It looks like three gothic letters. But I can’t tell you about the meaning. Often there were initial letters used as short form for e.g. spiritual / Christian phrases
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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 Additionnaly, the mark (attachement 235571) could be a Passau wolf but I'm not really sure. Thanks  | 
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			Nobody else have seen similar « m i n » or « m i h » or « n i h » ? 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	does someone confirm the bladesmith mark is a Passau wolf? 🥹  | 
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			Variations of MINI, II MINI II appear in German blades. Others may tell you more about it  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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