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Re: U96 and U450 Insignia
Posted by: PatW ()
Date: September 25, 2007 05:53PM

Interesting question. I know he's a "schwertfisch" in German. If you want to get scientific about it, a sawfish has spikes on both edges of his saw-snout, a swordfish has them on one edge. However, Hans Kossatz's cartoon version makes the beak look more like a saw, so when you see it, "sawfish" is an immediate response. And in the original cartoon, the naughty fish is sawing a diver's communication line.

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At this point it's about six swordfish to a half-dozen sawfish. Or maybe "alles kleine fische!"

Cheers!

Pat W

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