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    Chronic mis-stamping

    If this air rifle was really "best quality" you'd think they would have double-checked the spelling!

    "Manifactufedey", "best quarity"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Garvin View Post
    If this air rifle was really "best quality" you'd think they would have double-checked the spelling!

    "Manifactufedey", "best quarity"

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    Aaaw, Danny! Maybe they learnt their English on here. It'd explain a lot.

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    Nothing wrong with that spelling according to my BBC dictionary edited by Benny Hill. It shud be rite as I payed good money for it and the BBC don't make rubbish.

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    Chronic mis-stamping

    Nice little copy isn't it? To be fair the translations probably a lot better than google translate could do or us trying to translate japanese to english.

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    Quote Originally Posted by walnutfarmmick View Post
    Aaaw, Danny! Maybe they learnt their English on here. It'd explain a lot.

    ATB, Mick
    Reminds me of the book I read as a kid Mick :

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    Molesworth I recall.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Garvin View Post
    If this air rifle was really "best quality" you'd think they would have double-checked the spelling!

    "Manifactufedey", "best quarity"

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    To my surprise I find those markings rather endearing! What a nice conversation piece.

    A bit like "Deringer" vs. "Derringer" [I am lead to believe that the former is the original spelling and the latter was taken up by copies as the designer never took out any patents]
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    Quote Originally Posted by Garvin View Post
    If this air rifle was really "best quality" you'd think they would have double-checked the spelling!

    "Manifactufedey", "best quarity"

    https://forum.vintageairgunsgallery....sas/#post-5470

    STOP PRESS: NEWS JUST RECEIVED FROM KYOTO STOP THREE ELDERLY JAPANESE CRAFTSMEN COMMIT HARAKIRI. QUOTE WE THOUGHT WED GOT AWAY WITH IT FOR ALL THESE YEARS STOP WE MUST ATONE STOP UNQUOTE

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    Quote Originally Posted by walnutfarmmick View Post
    STOP PRESS: NEWS JUST RECEIVED FROM KYOTO STOP THREE ELDERLY JAPANESE CRAFTSMEN COMMIT HARAKIRI. QUOTE WE THOUGHT WED GOT AWAY WITH IT FOR ALL THESE YEARS STOP WE MUST ATONE STOP UNQUOTE

    Be careful what you wish for, Mick
    LOL. Very good, Mick.
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