LAST NAME ON AN ENGRAVED BAYONET-WEIFS, THAT IS WHAT I SEE. IKNOW I AM WRONG.NEED SOME HELP. THANKS PAUL

Weiss?

Any better shot,w/o shadow?

how is this one. thanks paul

I would also go with Weiss. "S" can have different forms depending on location within a word.

thanks for the help and info. paul

i would say Weifs
Look at the red marked letter.
What do think about?

Gerd

thanks for taking the time to help me figure this out. paul

Hello Paul,
I check some old german fonts and in most of them the third caracter you show is definitely an "f" so the name you search is Weifs. If you want more info on these fonts, please, let me know.

Best,

Ra�l

hello raul-thank you for your help.paul

For me sure "Otto Weifs" (firstname / lastname)

odal / germany

Is "Weifs" a known German surname?

Look at the crossbars on the "t" in "Otto". If the letter was an "f", the right side of the crossbar would be more defined, like the crossbar on the "t". I think it is "Weiss" and the decoration is as seen on the "i".

Also, try a web search on "Weifs". The search comes back with "Weifs/Weiss", and the "Weifs" entries are primarily in the US and Great Britain

First sorry my bad english.
No, "Weifs" is no common german name, but the letter is for me without doubt an "f".
And if you write here a word with 2 s, you have to use the same two letters s or an so called sharp s - writen "�", but never a never a other combination.

Well, I guess opinions differ

Sorry to be the tie breaker.

Odal is without a doubt correct! Vern, a clue, study the accent marks on the letters. Besides, what Odal is telling you about the use of the letter is fact not opinion. Thank you and best regards.