Looks like a c12k ... on a stick
Nice paddle
Very cool Thuri - nice score. I love a well done Thuri edge.
Very neat. Is there anything on the other side?
If not you should mount a yellow coti on it
Funny idea. I did the exact opposite. I took a Coti paddle and mounted a thuri slab on it. Also replaced the leather and reminded myself how utterly useless I find paddle strops to be.
In all probability that is a thuri, but it's not a sure thing by any means. There are many german paddles out there with slates that in use are plainly not Thuringian. The only way to know is to use it.
what color is the slurry?
Could be a thuringian but reminds me more on a Swedenstein....
You could compare to this one, the picture is not that good...does the stone have some inclusions or patterns ? Is it somewhat green or olive?
Mostly the Swedensteins are mounted on these kind of paddles...
Same stone is posted here, check page 4:
http://www.razorandstone.com/showthread.php?1167-Schwedenstein/page4&highlight=Schwedenstein
Slurry should be brown or sometimes more white....
So you know what you might have, and dont mind these are good stones and quite comparable to thuringians...
At this stage its not really known were the Schwedenstein was quarried but there are ideas around that it could be also near in the region where the older thuringians have been brought to light