German Dagger Markings

The German armed forces during WWII were very particular about the consistency and quality of the badges, medals, uniforms, daggers and many other items they employed. As the size of the armed forces grew so did the need for the items listed above.

The need to centralize the control of quality was pressing. They need to have a German Dagger Markings.

This need gave birth to the RZM for German Dagger Markings. The RZM ensured that the manufacturers of military items were consistent in design, quality of materials and other characteristics of the items.

Here are the RZM code explained

German Dagger Markings

	RZM	Manufacturer	City
1	M7/1	Gebruder Christians,Christianswerk	Solingen
2	M7/2	Emil Voos Waffenbrik	Solingen
3	M7/3	Kuno Ritter	Solingen-Grafrath
4	M7/4	August Muller KG	Solingen-Merscheid
5	M7/5	Carl Julius Krebs	Solingen
6	M7/6	H&F Lauterjung	Solingen-Widdert
7	M7/7	Hermann Konejung AG,	Solingen
8	M7/8	Eduard Gembruch	Solingen-Grafrath
9	M7/9	Solinger Metallwarenfabrik GmBH	Stoecker & Co
10	M7/10	J.A. Henckels Zwillingswerk KG	Solingen
11	M7/11	E. Knecht & Co	Solingen
12	M7/12	Carl Robert Kaldenbach, Waffenfabrik Max Weyersberg	Solingen
13	M7/13	Artur Schuttelhofer & Co	Solingen – Wald
14	M7/14	P. D. Luneschloss	Solingen
15	M7/15	Carl u. Robert Linder	Solingen-Weyer
16	M7/16	Justus Brenger & Co., Justinuswerk	Solingen-Wald
17	M7/17	A. Werth	Solingen
18	M7/18	Richard Abr. Herder	Solingen
19	M7/19	Ed. Wusthof, Dreizackwerk	Solingen
20	M7/20	Ernst Mandewirth	Solingen
21	M7/21	Hermann Schneider	Solingen
22	M7/22	Wilhelm Weltersbach	Solingen
23	M7/23	Carl Halbach	Solingen
24	M7/24	Reinh. Weyersberg	Solingen
25	M7/25	Wilhelm Wagner	Solingen-Merscheid
26	M7/h25	Jostes & Co.	Solingen
27	M7/26	Jacobs & Co. , Solingen-Grafrath Carl August Meis GmbH	Solingen
28	M7/27	Puma-Werk Lauterjung & Son	Solingen
29	M7/28	Gustav Felix, Gloriawerk	Solingen
30	M7/29	Klittermann & Moog GmbH	Solingen-Haan Jacobs Jacobs & Co.
31	M7/30	Gebruder Grafrath	Solingen-Widdert
32	M7/31	August Merten Ww	Solingen-Grafrath
33	M7/32	Robert Muller & Sohn	Solingen-Merscheid
34	M7/33	F. W. Holler	Solingen
35	M7/h33	P. u. A. Duenzer	Solingen
36	M7/34	C. Rud Jacobs	Solingen-Grafrath
37	M7/35	Wilhelm Halbach	Solingen
38	M7/36	E. u. F. Horster	Solingen
39	M7/37	Robert Klaas	Solingen-Ohligs
40	M7/38	Paul Seilheimer	Solingen
41	M7/39	Franz Steinhoff	Solingen-Wald
42	M7/40	Hartkopf & Co.	Solingen
43	M7/41	Rudolf Schmidt	Solingen
44	M7/42	WKC-Waffenfabrik GmbH [Weyersberg, Kirschbaum]	Solingen-Wald
45	M7/43	Paul Weyersberg & Co.	Solingen
46	M7/44	F.W. Backhaus GmbH	Solingen-Ohligs
47	M7/45	Karl Bocker	Solingen
48	M7/h45	Ottersbach & Co.	Solingen
49	M7/46	Emil Gierling	Solingen
50	M7/47	Paul Ebel	Solingen
51	M7/48	Otto Simon	Steinbach
52	M7/49	Friedrich Herder Abr. Sohn	Solingen
53	M7/50	Gebrüder Heller, G.m.b.H.	Marienthal
54	M7/51	Anton Wingen, Jr.	Solingen
55	M7/52	Herbertz & Meurer,	Solingen-Grafrath
56	M7/53	Nach. Gustav Weyersberg,	Solingen
57	M7/54	Gottfried Müller	Rerges-Vogtei
58	M7/55	Robert Herder	Solingen-Ohligs
59	M7/56	C. D. Schaaf	Solingen
60	M7/57	Peter Lungstrass	Solingen-Ohligs
61	M7/58	Louis Perlmann	Solingen
62	M7/59	C. Lutters & Co.	Solingen
63	M7/60	Gustav L. Koller	Solingen
64	M7/61	Carl Tillmans Sohn KG.	Solingen
65	M7/62	Friedrich Plucker Jr	Solingen-Grafrath
66	M7/63	Herder & Engels	Solingen-Ohligs
67	M7/64	Friedr. Geigis	Solingen-Foche
68	M7/65	Karl Heidelberg	Solingen
69	M7/66	Carl Eickorn	Solingen
70	M7/67	Gottlieb Hammesfahr	Solingen-Foche
71	M7/68	Tigerwerk Lauterjung & Co.	Solingen
72	M7/69	H.A. Erbe AG.	Schmalkalden
73	M7/70	David Malsch	Steinbach
74	M7/71	Herm. Hahn	Solingen-Wald
75	M7/72	Karl Rob. Kaldenbach	Solingen-Grafrath
76	M7/73	F u. A. Helbig	Steinbach
77	M7/74	Friedrich Aug. Schmitz	Solingen
78	M7/75	Böker & Co.	Solingen
79	M7/76	Herbeck & Meyer	Solingen-Weyer
80	M7/77	Gustav Schmeider	Solingen
81	M7/78	Herm. Linder Sohn	Solingen
82	M7/79	C. Bertram Reinhard & Sohn	Solingen
83	M7/80	Gustav C. Spitzer	Solingen
84	M7/81	Karl Tiegel	Riemberg
85	M7/82	Gebrüder Born	Solingen
86	M7/83	Richard Pluemacher Sohn	Solingen
87	M7/84	Carl Schmidt Sohn	Solingen
88	M7/85	Arthur Evertz	Solingen
89	M7/86	Kuno Liemscheid & Co.	Solingen auf der Hohe
90	M7/87	Malsch & Ambronn	Steinbach
91	M7/88	Juliuswerk-J. Schmidt & Sohn	Riemberg i. Schlesien
92	M7/89	Ernst Mandewirth	Solingen
93	M7/90	Eickelnberg & Mack	Solingen
94	M7/91	Carl Spitzer	Malsch
95	M7/92	Peter Daniel Krebs	Solingen
96	M7/93	Ewald Cleff	Solingen
97	M7/94	Gebrüder Bell	Solingen-Grafarth
98	M7/95	J. A. Schmidt & Sohn	Solingen
99	M7/96	Drees & Sohn	Solingen
100	M7/97	F Koeller & Co.	Solingen-Ohligs
101	M7/98	Ernst Erich Witte	Solingen
102	M7/99	Franz Weinrank	Wien
103	M7/100	Franz Pils & Sobn	Wien
104	M7/101	Fritz Weber	Wien
105	M7/102	Franz Pils & Sohn, Steinbach am St.
106	M7/103	Josef Hack	Steyr
107	M7/104	Ludwig Zeitler	Wien
108	M7/105	Rudolf Wurzer,	St. Christophen
109	M7/106	Georg Kerschbaumer, Steinbach an der Steyr	Unknown
110	M7/107	Unknown	Unknown
111	M7/108	Karl Oschmann & Co.	Brotterode i. Th.
112	M7/109	Thomas Weilpütz	Solingen-Höscheid
113	M7/110	Felbeck & Pickard	Solingen
114	M7/111	H. Herder	Solingen
115	M7/112	Carl Wüsthof-Gladiatorwerk	Solingen
116	M7/113	Berndorfer Metaliwarenfabrik – Arthur Krupp AG.	Berndorf
117	M7/114	Hugo Linder C. W. Sohn	Solingen-Weyer
118	M7/115	Erhardt Reich	Schwcina
119	M7/116	Franz Frenzel	Nixdorf
120	M7/117	Julius Pilz Sohn	Nixdorf
121	M7/118	Jacobs & Co.	Solingen

Source: Militariana.Com

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