What does that mean?

[silverfan]

On a russian match vesta case is written in gold what I cannot read. Can anybody help me?
Regards silverfan

[silverfan]

On my silver match safe I found a maker's mark NK in cyrillic. Is it Nikolai Kemper from St. Petersburg?
BTW perhaps somebody can tell me the translation of the in gold written text.
Regards silverfan

[Qrt.S]

Yes it is Nikolay Fyodorovich Kemper in StP 1892-1908. Unfortunately I'm unable to read the text. Is it Russian at all? If so, very difficult handwriting, sorry!

[Damon]

Could this be Armenian?

Damon

[silverfan]

Thanks Damon. If Armenian who of our members can read it?
Regards silverfan

[shikiamondo]

It also looks like cursive Russian Cyrillic, which could be a headache to decipher!

Connor

[NDemidov]

Ա և Ս
Բօյեաջեան
..............
A and C
Boyadjyan

[silverfan]

Hi NDemidov,.
it has taken more than one and a half month until a member has found the solution. Many thanks!! So the text is Russian and cyrillic!? I understand your answer as follows: In the first row we read the initial letters of 2 Christian names A and C and in the second row we read the family name Boyadjyan. Is that perhaps an Armenian name? I try to find out if there is eventually a relation to far family ancestors .
Best regards silverfan

[NDemidov]

Hi silverfan!
The inscription is made in Armenian language. You are absolutely right: the first two letters are the initials of the names, then the surname (Boyadjyan).
*The correct transcription is not “A and C”, but “A and S”.

Best regards, Nikita

[silverfan]

Again thank you, Nikita.
Regards silverfan