The first tow things for inscriptions that immediately popped into my fevered mind were:
"Das ist des Jagers Ehrenschiid, das er beschutzt und hegt sein Wild, weidmannish jagt, wie scih's gehort, den Schopfer in Geschopfe ehrt"
Yes sir, right off the Jagermeister label! Not srue of the original origin, but it can be thought of as a jager's motto or pledge.
The second is the old, much quoted gem:
"Alle Kunst ist umsunst, wenn ein Engel auf das Zundloch brunst!"
When I showed the second one to an older German couple I knew from New Braunfels, Hilde put her hand over her mouth and turned the color of a beet and Alfred snickered and grinned. Alfred seemed to think about it for a second and said,'You know, the artillery guys still say that." I know they're a fine, conservative couple but was intrigued and asked if he'd been in the German army...he seemed to be knowledgeable. He straightened up, almost to an "Attention" position and said, proud as punch, "Panzer Grenadiers!" I was stunned, this nice old man had been one of those tough nuts that jumped off the half-track and charged in with the panzers to get "in amongst'em" with stick grenades and Panzerfaust!...and that stuff was only good at close range and with side shots! Yikes!
