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Mystery Characters on Antique
Feb 12, 2016 22:45
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Can anyone make sense of this phrase (in the image)?


Feb 12, 2016 23:56
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GUEST40882 Alamo, I can read some of the characters, but did you write the last word wrong? I can't read it. The formers read as Bao Guo Di 18, Bao Guo mean to do something good for the country. Di 18 mean No. 18.
Feb 14, 2016 14:50
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That image was a crude drawing from a friend.
Here's a better photo. Does this help?

Feb 16, 2016 01:09
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GUEST40882 I think the last character should be "號". "第8號“ means No. 8.
Feb 16, 2016 09:54
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GUEST12593 Thank you very much.
Apr 26, 2016 01:41
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What's the meaning?
May 14, 2016 17:49
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From other sources, I have been told the meaning is something like, "For the national good. Number 8."
May 15, 2016 00:59
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GUEST04154 Alamo, why this appears on an antique? It's quite interesting!
May 15, 2016 10:31
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Originally Posted by GUEST04154

Alamo, why this appears on an antique? It's quite interesting!

The antique is an unlicensed copy of a Mauser pistol, so my non-expert guess is these characters replace the original German lettering with an appropriately patriotic "slogan".
May 15, 2016 19:57
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GUEST04154 wow, it sounds amazing! Thank you!
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