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Hi.. Anyone out there can translate this? It is a small tag attached to a bayo frog.
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Translation please? Bayo Tag
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Takehito,
This one was a toughie due to the faded kanji. Thanks for the confirmation!
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Thank you guys very much for your help!
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Hey fellows :
I thought that the tag was missing a piece at the bottom and what was left was arata. Gee bet you wonder how I "knew" that ! well my familiy name is C A F F E R A T A, so it was easy to see from your translation that it was close to my mother's last name. Here I was going to suggest roxcorduroy that he had to sell me his bayonet "ala Arisakadogs", thankyou Chip & Takehito for your fine help with translations.
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I thought that the tag was missing a piece at the bottom and what was left was arata. Gee bet you wonder how I "knew" that ! well my familiy name is C A F F E R A T A, so it was easy to see from your translation that it was close to my mother's last name. Here I was going to suggest roxcorduroy that he had to sell me his bayonet "ala Arisakadogs", thankyou Chip & Takehito for your fine help with translations.
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One again.. Thank you guys for your help. I do have another question though. What would be the best way to clean the green goo on the metal parts (as seen in the pics) without damaging the metal or leather?
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The simplest way is to just wipe off the verdigris with a cloth. I've done this in the past with good results. Some folks may advocate use of a metal cleaner or polish, but I'd try what's simplest, not to mention potentially detrimental to the leather, first.
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An old tooth brush works for me...but be careful not to rub the "green goo" into the leather.
By the way, did you know the tooth brush was invented in Maine??? Otherwise it would be called a teeth brush!!! Ya it's a bad joke but what the hell....Jon
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Ouch!!! No Jareth,
Actually the pic is me jacking some insulators while I was in Colorado. No the wires aren't live! The pic is just too small for any detail and like you I figure most folks think it's a cross....it ain't! I'll have to get a better pic.
But don't underestimate the frog swappers the're everywhere! Jon
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I was wondering the same thing. Don't know about the frog swappers but you had better keep an eye open for the phone police!
They are plugged into everywhere!
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Yo Chip,
Were refering to those who, without thought, merrily swap frogs from one bayonet to another. Once it's done the context of the bayonet with which the frog was found is lost forever. So it's very difficult to study and spot patterns, assuming they exist, of frog usage.
I feel the same way about sling swapping, part swapping etc. It's pet peeve of mine that'll most likely be with me till I croak....no pun intended. Jon
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Ah yes, I recall the lengthy thread on this subject from the old boards. For a second there I thought was some inside joke about the French. Silly me.
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No Ray...not a fan! But whats really funny is he buys his bayonets on ebay, then sells em' on ebay often for double the price!!! You gotta love his business sense but some nice rigs have been forever seperated, including a bayonet you bought from him not long ago! Where I wonder is the friog it came with?? Jon
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Ya Chip...ya like that!! You'd think at least he'd say it was gonna be for sale, and then give the guys who helped him out a shot at it. Jon
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