Imperial German Bayonet Makers, Markings, and Royal Cyphers 1871-1918

		*Bayonet Type*
	*Firm*	*1871*	*1871/84*	*1898*	*1898/02*	*1898/05*	*1884/98 II*	*1914*

1	Bavarian Royal Arsenal, Amberg	●				●
2	Anker-Werke, Bielefeld					●
3	J.H. Becker & Co., Solingen					●	●
4	J.E. Bleckmann & Company, Solingen	●				●
5	Böntgen & Sabin, Solingen						●
6	Ernst Busch & Co, Solingen	●				●
7	Cito / Cito-Cöln (Ernst Pack & Son)					●
8	Clement & Jung, Solingen	●
9	Alexander Coppel & Co., Solingen	●	●	●		●
10	Joseph Corts & Son, Remscheid					●
11	Coulaux & Company, Klingenthal, Alsace	●
12	Deutsche Maschinenfabrik A.G. (DEMAG), Duisburg					●	●
13	L.O. Dietrich & Co., Altenburg, Thuringen					●	●
14	Durkopp Werke A.G., Bielefeld					●
15	Carl Eickhorn & Co., Solingen			●		●
16	Eisengiesserei und Schlossfabrik AG, Velbert						●
17	Prussian Royal Arsenal, Erfurt, Thuringen	●	●	●	●	●	●
18	Fernando Esser & Co., Elberfeld					●
19	Fichtel & Sachs A.G., Schweinfurt					●
20	Frister & Rossman, Berlin					●
21	Carl Galle, Solingen					●
22	C.G. Haenel Waffen und Fahrradfabrik A.G., Suhl		●	●	●	●
23	Gottlieb Hammesfahr & Co., Solingen-Foche					●	●
24	Gebrüder Hartkopf, Solingen					●	●
25	Gebrüder Heller, Marienthal						●
26	J.A. Henckels A.G. Zwillingswerk, Solingen					●	●
27	Friedrich Herder & Son, Solingen					●	●
28	Richard Abr. Herder, Solingen					●	●
29	Emil Hermes-Ern, Solingen					●
30	F.W. Holler & Co., Solingen					●
31	E. und F. Horster & Co., Solingen	●	●	●		●	●
32	Jetter & Scheerer, Aesculap-Werke, Tuttlingen					●
33	Carl Kaiser & Co., Solingen	●
34	Heinrich Kauffman & Son K.G. Indiawerk, Solingen					●
35	W.R. Kirschbaum & Company, Solingen	●
36	E. Knecht & Co., Solingen					●
37	F. Koeller & Co., Solingen-Ohligs					●	●
38	P.D. Luneschloss & Co., Solingen	●	●	●		●
39	Waffenfabrik Mauser A.G., Oberndorf Am. Neckar					●	●
40	Johann Melich AG, Berlin						●
41	Move-Werke (see Walter & Co.)					●	●
42	H. Mundlos & Co., Magdeburg					●	●
43	M.N. Neumann & Company, Berlin	●
44	Pack, Ohlinger & Co., Solingen					●
45	Henri Peiper & Co., Herstal-lez-Liege, Belgium						●	●
46	Rheinsche Metalwarren und Maschinefabrik, Sömmerda			●		●
47	Sampson Werke, Suhl							●
48	V. C. Schilling & Co., Suhl		●	●	●	●
49	Schulte & Co., Gevelsburg					●
50	Ferdinand Schleuterman & Co., Remscheid-Hasten					●
51	Schubert und Salzer Maschinenfabrik, Chemnitz					●
52	Ernst Siepmann, Solingen					●
53	Gebrüder Simpson, Suhl	●
54	Simpson & Co., Suhl	●	●	●		●
55	Richard Stock & Co., Berlin-Marienfelde					●
56	Walter & Co. Move-Werke, Muhlhausen in Thuringen					●	●
57	Gebrüder Weyersberg, Solingen	●
58	Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Co., Solingen	●	●	●		●
59	Weyersberg & Stamm, Solingen	●
60	Ernst Wilhelm & Co., Suhl	●
61	Anton Wingen der Jüngere						●
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The following table lists the documented makers of the most common Imperial German bayonet types, identifying the types each maker is known to have produced. This list is not exhaustive, but is intended as a quick reference that covers the types most commonly encountered by today’s collectors. Bayonets were sometimes marked by blade makers, manufacturers (the firm assembling the blade and other components), and/or the retailer selling the completed product. So, the marks aren't always “maker's” marks, although this is an accepted term when referring to them. As a result, some bayonets will also bear more than one firm's markings. The line numbers to the left of each entry, correspond to the illustrations of the various makers’ markings found at the second link below.

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