Falchion with the Passau wolf.

[fernando]

No better results if you invert the markings ?
The M would easily become a W and the , W + Co would mean , W & Company ?
... and the zoomorphic guy would incidently have wheels .

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[A Senefelder]

I wonder what that hook was for? To cut the reins of a horse?

It struck me as being for the user to loop the index finder around for tighter control of the swing if desired. It doesn't appear to be sharpened on its inside edge, the edge looks fairly thick.