friedrich serial number date of manufacture

Wallmeyer, Eisenach-Thüringen 1944 replacement scabbards onlyįfc - Friedrich Abr. Letter Codes used in the remaining years of WWIIĪgv - Berg & Co., 1941/mid 1944 then switched to pyyĪsw - E.u.F Hörster, 1941/mid 1944 then switched to sgxĬan - Aug. (see the attached picture at the bottom of this posting)

You could tell the month of manufacture as well from the serial number by the next two numbers. The first two numbers in the serial number are 14, so this unit was manufactured in 2014. Maschinenhaus Ferlach – Kärnten, Ostmark – was the only manufacturer to use a logo with no name on their blades and scabbards in 1940. Goodman Air Conditioners and heat pumps will always have the first two numbers of the serial number as the year of manufacture. Jetter und Scheerer, Tuttlingenīayonet makers marked their full name on bayonets between the years of 1937 - 1940/41 These new stocks bear an oval post-war date stamp (like FAT 1946 or FAET 1948) together with the newly stamped (and on occasion hastily mistyped) original serial number, and often the letters 'PL' at the receiver side of the stock. S/244 - Mundlos AG Nähmaschinenfabrik, Magdeburg Nord S/241 - Clemen & Jung Waffen und Metallwarenfabrik, Solingen S/240 - Friedrich Herder und Sohn, Solingen S.238 - Dürkopp Werke Actiengesellschaft, Bielefeld S/185 - Elite-Diamantwerk, Siegmar-Schönau bei Chemnitz S/175 - F.W.Höller Waffenfabrik, Solingen S/174 – WKC/Weyersberg, Kirschbaum & Cie, Solingen S/173 – Alexander Coppel GmbH (Alcoso), Solingen S/172 - Carl Eickhorn Stahlwarenfabrik, Solingen S codes used on bayonets between years 1934 - 1937

Here is a quick reference on the codes used by the manufacturers of the S84/98 III field bayonet before and during WWII.

Friedrich serial number date of manufacture