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Country Description Marking

ArgentinaNational Crest

Ricasso Marking on M1891 Modelo Argentino 1891

Ricasso Marking on M1909 Modelo Argentino 1909

Ricasso Marking on Argentine-Produced M1909

D.G.F.M.Sable Bayoneta

MAUSERMod. M-1909

Republica Argentina

Arsenal de la Artilleria Marina de Zarate (Naval Artillery Arsenal) A. A. M. Z.

Armada de la República Argentina (Argentine Navy) ARAEjército Nacional (National Army) E. A.

Consejo Federal de Seguridad (Federal Security Council) C. S. F.

Gendarmería Nacional (Border Guard) G. N.

Policía Marítima (Coast Guard 1951-56) P. M.

INTERNATIONAL BAYONET MARKINGS

R A

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Argentina (cont'd)

Prefectura Nacional Marítima (Coast Guard pre-1951) P. N. M.

AustriaHapsburg Eagle (Imperial Crest)

Österreichisches Bundesheer (Austrian Federal Army) roundel

Glock Trademark (early)

Glock Trademark (later)

Moravske Ocelarny (Moravian Steelworks)

Second Quality IIQ

Oesterreichsche Waffenfabrik-Gesellschaft, Steyr (Austrian State Weapons Manufacturing Company, Steyr) Trademarks

Stfor

or

Vogel & Noot V & N

B H

M O

ŒWG

ŒWG




BelgiumSaive Automatique Calibre .30 (marking on Belgian Army FN-49 bayonet)

S. A. .30

Belgian Government Acceptance Mark

Unknown (marking on Belgian Army FN-49 bayonet)

Brazil Republic of Brazil

Brazilian Fastener Manufacturer (found on FAL Type C scabbards made by IMBEL)

EBERLE

Fabrica de Itajuba

Força Pública Distrito Federal (Federal District Police) Crest

Greek Letters Beta and Delta β

Britain See Bryan Brown's Markings on British and Commonwealth BayonetsBritish No. 4 Spike Bayonet Manufacturers Chart

Bulgaria ARSENAL JS Co.

ChileNational Crest

JF

M

βδ

F I

R B

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Chile (cont'd) Friedrich Krupp AG (Krupp Steel) Trademark

ColombiaRepublic of Colombia R de C

Czechoslovakia Government Acceptance Mark 1923-1937

Government Acceptance Mark 1938

BRNO Factory Marks CSZ and ČSZ

BRNO Factory Marks (during German occupation) 945 and dot

BRNO Factory Mark (post-WW II) tgf

Export Marks

Denmark Forsvarets Krigsmaterial Forvalning (Defense War Material Administration)

Hærens Materielkommando (Army Materiel Command)

Z Z




Denmark (cont'd)

Hærens Tekniske Korps (Army Technical Corps)

Hærens Tøjhus (Army Arsenal)

HÆRENS TØJHUS

or

Hærens Rustkammer (Army Armory)

HÆRENS RUSTKAMMER

or

Hærens Vaabenarsenal (Army Weapons Arsenal)

Hærens VaabenVerkstad (Army Weapons Establishment) HVV

Københavns Tøjhus (Copenhagen Arsenal)

Rustkammervaerksted (Armory Workshop) RKV

EgyptMaadi Factory Mark




Finland Fiskars Corporation FISKARS

Hackman & Co.HACKMAN & Co.

orHACKMAN

Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunta (Civil Guard) Sk.Y

Veljekset Kulmala (Kulmala Brothers) O.Y. Veljekset Kulmala A.B.

France(1842–1945) See Imperial French Bayonet Markings

France(Post-War)

Unknown Mark (on FAMAS bayonet) DLT

Establishment Regional du Materiel E-RM

Manufacture d'armes St. Etienne MAS

Manufacture d'armes Tulle MAT

Germany (1871–1918)

See Trademarks Found on Imperial German Bayonets

Imperial German Bayonet Makers 1871-1918

Imperial German Royal Cyphers 1871-1918


http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/Imperial_French_Bayonet_Markings/imperial_french_bayonet_markings.pdf

http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/Imperial_German_Blade_Markings/imperial_german_maker_markings_11202009.pdf

http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/Imperial_German_Blade_Markings/imperial_german_blade_markings.html

http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/Imperial_German_Blade_Markings/Imperial_German_Royal_Cyphers.pdf



Germany (1933–1945)

See German M1884/98 III Bayonet Makers' Markings

Germany (Post-War)

East German Inspection Mark

East German Property Mark

A. Eickhorn, Solingen Trademark

Eickhorn Squirrel Trademark (many variations used by Carl Eickhorn Waffenfabrik and successor firms)

E. & F. Hörster Trademark

Rheinmetall AG/Carl Eickhorn Waffenfabrik AG (co-branding on G3 bayonet)

Stocko Fasteners (used on G36 bayonet belt hanger)

STOCKOFasteners

Greece St. George and the Dragon

Abbreviation for: Αποθήκη Βάσεως Υλικού Πολέμου (War Materiel Base Warehouse)

Unknown Maker Mark (on Greek M4 bayonet)

A E

S

K100

ΑΒΥΠ


http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/SG__84_98_III_Makers_Chart/SG_8498III_Bayonet_Makers_Table.pdf



Haiti Forces Armées d'Haiti F A D'H

Hungary Holy Crown of St. Stephen of Hungary (national crest)

Fegyver es Gepgyar Reszvenytar-sasag (Weapon and Machinery Factory Company

F. G.G. Y.or

F. E. G.

Factory Mark of Femaru es Szerszamgépgyár NV (Hardware and Machine Tools L.L.C.)

02

Indonesia Bandung Weapons Factory Marking (on BM59 Bayonet)

BRIMOB (Brigade Mobil)

Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia (Indonesian National Police)

POLRI

P.T. Pindad Factory Marking

Senapan Panjang 1 (Long Rifle 1) SP.1




Indonesia (cont'd)

Senapan Serbu 1 (Assault Rifle 1) Pindad S1.PINDAD

Unknown Factory’s Marking (Garula-Star mark on M1 bayonet copy)

Iran (Persia)Pahlavi Crown

Israel Bayonet Mk.IA. Manufacturer 101.1949 (ricasso marking on Mk. 1A bayonet)

Israeli Military Industries I M I

Star of David

Tsadi (government property mark)

Italy Fabbrica Nationale d'Armi, Brescia (National Firearms Manufacturing, Brescia)

BRESCIA

Fabbrica D'Armi Di Terni (Firearms Manufacturing of Terni) or

TERNI

TERNI


Mk.IA



Italy (cont'd)

Reale Fabbrica d'armi di Torre Annunziata (Royal Arms Factory in Torre Annunziata)

or

orTORRE

ANNUNZIATA

Coltellerie Riunite (United Cutlers)

C. Gnutti

GNUTTIor

C. GNUTTIor

Rocca ROCCA

S. A. Rejna (Scabbard Maker) REJNA

Unknown (Scabbard Maker) A. R. E. T.

Japan See Japanese Bayonet Markings

Korea (South)Ministry of Defense

C.GNUTTI

CR

TORINO


http://worldbayonets.com/Misc__Pages/Japanese_Bayonet_Markings/Japanese_Bayonet_Markings.pdf



Korea (South) [cont'd]

Unknown Maker Marking D Y W

Unknown Maker Marking

Unknown Marking

Luxembourg Armee Luxembourg A L

Mexico

Republica Mexicana

R. M.or

RepublicaMexicana

Netherlands (Holland) Artillerie Inrichtingen

Dutch Royal Arsenal, Hembrug HEMBRUG

E & F Hörster (found on Dutch M4 bayonet)

Nederlandsche Wapen-en Munitiefabriek De Kruithoorn N.V./Carl Eickhorn Waffenfabrik AG (co-branding on KCB-70M1 bayonet)

Norway Kongsberg Vaabenfabrik (pre-WW II)

TONG YANG

H




Norway (cont'd)

Kongsberg Vaabenfabrik Verktygsstämpel (Tool Stamp) [WW II under German occupation]

King Haakon 7

PakistanMilitary Industries Ltd. M. I. LTD

Pakistan Ordnance FactoryP. O. F.

orP O F

Panama Bayonet forTaiwanese Assault Rifle used by Panama T 65

PeruNational Crest

PhilippinesArmed Forces of the Philippines A F P

Armed Forces of the Philippines Crest

PolandWoisko Polski (Polish Army)



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Poland (cont'd)

Fabryka Bronie Radomiu (Radom Arms Factory)

F. B.RADOM

or

Perkun PERKUN

Portugal Navy Property Mark on m/948 Bayonet

Armamento MarinhaM48

Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) Rhodesian Army R. A.

Romania Copsa Mica Arsenal, Cugir

Romanian Arsenal Mark

Russia Ishevsk Arsenal (to 1928)

Ishevsk Arsenal (post-1928)

Tula Arsenal

Sestroryetsk Arsenal

Rework Marking




Siam (now Thailand) Wild Tiger Corps Mark

R. S. (Rattanakosin Sok) 121

Spain

Artilleria Fábrica de Toledo (Artillery Factory, Toledo)

Fábrica de armas de Toledo (Toledo Arms Factory)

Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI) [National Industrial Institute]

Toledo Coat of Arms

German Export Mark (abbr. of Ostmark, name used to refer to German-occupied Austria)

Unknown Mark P. R. 8

ARTILLERIAFCA DE TOLEDO

1898

TOLEDO

ARTILLERIA

FCA NACIONALTOLEDO




Sudan Interarmco Trademark (on AR-10 bayonet)

SwedenBernt August Hjort & Co

Carl Gustaf Stads Gevärsfaktori

Erik Anton Berg E. A. B.

Eskilstuna Jernmanufakuraktiebolag AB (Eskilstuna Jern Manufacturing, Inc.)

Government Acceptance Mark

Husqvarna Vapenfabriks AB H

Switzerland Maschinenfabrik, Bern MASCHINENFABRIKBERN

Paillard AG P

S. I. G. Neuhausen

S.I.G. NEUHAUSENor

S.J.G. NEUHAUSENor

InterarmcoREG. PAT. GERMANY




Switzerland (cont'd)

Government Property Mark

Victorinox AG

ELSENERSCHWYZVICTORIA

orVICTORIASCHWYZ

orV

Waffenfabrik, Bern

Waffenfabrik, Neuhausen

Wenger & Co.WENGER

orW

Unknown Maker Mark H. S.

Turkey Askari Fabrica (Military Factory) AS. FA.

Tone Han (maker)

Toughra (Official Seal of the Ottoman Sultan)

NEUHAUSENWAFFENFABRIK




United Arab Emirates UAE Army Falcon Crest

UruguayVictor Christian Schilling (maker mark on M1908 bayonet) V. C. S.

Unknown Mark on M1908 Bayonet S. M. B.

Venezuela Unknown Mark on M1900 Bayonet

Yugoslavia Artiljerijskio Tehnicki Zavod (Artillery Technical Institute)

M1924b Marking (Mexican contract)

M1924b Marking M24b

Vojna Kontrola (Military Control)

Vojno Tehnicki Zavod (Military Technical Institute)

Zavodi Crvena Zastava (Red Flag Works) to 1953

Zavodi Crvena Zastava (Red Flag Works) 1953-1957

N

МОД. 1924 Б


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