Parker Duofold Engraving

[Artillero]

Fellow Collectors,

Has anyone seen this type of barrel engraving on a Parker Duofold and if so can you tell me what it might mean or what language it comes from?

 

Thank you,

Ricardo

[mitto]

May be it says 'look at me' in some language we don't know.

 

On a seeious note I have no clue what the engraving says.

[Artillero]

Yes, it does cause one to examine and question the meaning. I just hope that it doesnt have some objectionable meaning. That is a lingering concern of mine when I come across an unknown symbol and as with many symbols, it may have different meanings for different people.

[Joane]

What does it look like when you hold the pen upright?

Edited March 6, 2018 by Joane

[Artillero]

Joans,

When the pen is held Nib down the symbol looks like a backwards small letter c tied to a backwards capital letter S.

[Artillero]

Joane-apologize for the misspelling of your name. My cell phone auto corrects what it considers a word misspelled. It is annoying particularly when I am writing in Spanish but it also confounds me in English.

[DasKaltblut]

Or hold it the other way and my guess is that it is a monogram for someone with the initials CS...or SC

Edited March 6, 2018 by DasKaltblut

[Artillero]

Yes- I thought the same but if it is a set of initials at least one letter is in reverse. Perhaps a stylized set of initials?

[Joane]

Joane-apologize for the misspelling of your name. My cell phone auto corrects what it considers a word misspelled. It is annoying particularly when I am writing in Spanish but it also confounds me in English.

No problem. If I had a dollar for every time I made a spelling mistake. I would be very rich!

 

From here it looks like the number 2 sideways.

[Artillero]

Joane-yes, I could see that ,however the upper portion of what would be the number 2 has the distinct form of the small letter c.