re: Schaeffer's Last Chancers' and Gaunt's Ghosts' Uniforms

[Charon]

Yep... Vervunhivers use a pickaxe as pin.
But I cant remember the Belladon one...

[Psychosplodge]

Not an axrake? which I imagine more like a mattock than a pick?

[Wolfshade]

That's right it was an axe-rake not a pick axe

[Charon]

Sorry... language issue.
Some tings are sloppy translated.

[Psychosplodge]

Oh, fair enough. Your English is good enough that I never considered that.

[Wolfshade]

Yup, yup ^^

[Charon]

In the german books its translated as "Grubenaxt" which is basically a small handaxe.



the one on the left...

In the books its meant as a symbol for the miners and industry which is not quite the impression you get when you look at the tiny hand axe. Thus I guesed it has to be more like a pickaxe

[Psychosplodge]

See flawless logic.
It's a case of the made up pseudoenglish word not translating...

[Charon]

Happens a lot...

Eldar Fire Prism is translated as "Illum Zar" (has no meaning, is an eldar word)
Witchblade is translated as "Hagun Zar" (also no meaning, eldar word)
Singing Spear is translated as Runespear
Swooping hawks are Warhawks
Shining Spears are Spears of Khaine
Nightspinner is Shadow Spider
Dire Avengers are Hunters of Ashuryan
Brightlance is Laserlance
Dark Reapers are Black Khaindar

Thats why its sometimes a little bit difficult to keep up with 40k units/terms/weapons as the translations most of the time have nothing in comon with the original word.

[Wolfshade]

I wonder how the "High Gothic" translates...