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INTERNATIONAL BAYONET MARKINGS Country Description Marking Argentina National Crest Ricasso Marking on M1891 Modelo Argentino 1891 Ricasso Marking on M1909 Modelo Argentino 1909 D.G.F.M. Ricasso Marking on Argentine- Sable Bayoneta Produced M1909 MAUSER Mod. M-1909 Republica Argentina R A Arsenal de la Artilleria Marina de Zarate (Naval Artillery Arsenal) A. A. M. Z. Armada de la República Argentina (Argentine Navy) ARA J. C. Suarez & Cia. Ejército Nacional (National Army) E. A. Consejo Federal de Seguridad (Federal Security Council) C. S. F. © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Argentina Gendarmería Nacional (Border (cont'd) Guard) G. N. Policía Marítima (Coast Guard 1951-56) P. M . Prefectura Nacional Marítima (Coast Guard pre-1951) P. N. M. Austria Hapsburg Eagle (Imperial Crest) Österreichisches Bundesheer (Austrian Federal Army) roundel BH Glock Trademark (early) Glock Trademark (later) Moravske Ocelarny (Moravian Steelworks) M O Second Quality IIQ Stf or Oesterreichsche Waffenfabrik- Gesellschaft, Steyr (Austrian State Œ Weapons Manufacturing Company, WG Steyr) Trademarks or Œ WG © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Austria Vogel & Noot V & N (cont'd) Belgium Semi-Automatic Calibre .30 (marking on FN M1949 bayonet) S. A. .30 Belgian Government Acceptance Mark JF Belgian Government Acceptance Mark M Brazil Republic of Brazil R B Brazilian Fastener Manufacturer (found on FAL Type C scabbards EBERLE made by IMBEL) Fabrica de Itajuba F I Força Pública Distrito Federal (Federal District Police) Crest δ Greek Letters Beta and Delta β β Britain See Bryan Brown's Markings on British and Commonwealth Bayonets British No. 4 Spike Bayonet Manufacturers Chart Bulgaria ARSENAL JS Co. 10 © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Chile National Crest Friedrich Krupp AG (Krupp Steel) Trademark Chilean Crest (cast into grip of M1908 Caribineros Yataghan) Colombia Republic of Colombia R de C Czechoslovakia Government Acceptance Mark 1923-1937 Government Acceptance Mark 1938 and 1946–50 BRNO Factory Marks CSZ and ČSZ BRNO Factory Marks (during German occupation) 945 and dot BRNO Factory Mark (post-WW II) tgf Export Marks Z Z © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Forsvarets Krigsmaterial Denmark Forvalning (Defense War Material Administration) Hærens Materielkommando (Army Materiel Command) Hærens Tekniske Korps (Army Technical Corps) HÆRENS TØJHUS Hærens Tøjhus (Army Arsenal) or HÆRENS RUSTKAMMER Hærens Rustkammer (Army or Armory) Hærens Vaabenarsenal (Army Weapons Arsenal) Hærens VaabenVerkstad (Army Weapons Establishment) HVV Københavns Tøjhus (Copenhagen Arsenal) © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Denmark Rustkammervaerksted (Armory (cont'd) Workshop) RKV Egypt Maadi Factory Mark Fiskars Corporation Finland FISKARS HACKMAN & Co. Hackman & Co. or HACKMAN Suojeluskuntain Yliesikunta (Civil Guard) Sk.Y Veljekset Kulmala (Kulmala Brothers) O.Y. Veljekset Kulmala A.B. France See Imperial French Bayonet Markings (1842–1945) Albert Guinard, Paris (retailer's mark Guinard found on M1904 Mauser export bayonet) Paris France Unknown Mark (on FAMAS DLT (Post-War) bayonet) Establishment Regional du Materiel E-RM Manufacture d'armes St. Etienne MAS Manufacture d'armes Tulle MAT © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Germany See Trademarks Found on Imperial German Bayonets (1871–1918) Imperial German Bayonet Makers 1871-1918 Imperial German Royal Cyphers 1871-1918 Germany See German M1884/98 III Bayonet Makers' Markings (1933–1945) Germany East German Inspection Mark (post-War) K100 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 STOCKO bayonet belt hanger) Fasteners Greece St. George and the Dragon © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Abbreviation for: Αποθήκη Βάσεως Greece Υλικού Πολέμου (War Materiel Base (cont'd) ΑΒΥΠ Warehouse) Unknown Maker Mark (on Greek M4 bayonet) Haiti Forces Armées d'Haiti F A D'H Hungary Holy Crown of St. Stephen of Hungary (national crest) F. G . Fegyver es Gepgyar Reszvenytar- G . Y. sasag (Weapon and Machinery Factory Company or F. E. G. Factory Mark of Femaru es Szerszamgépgyár NV (Hardware and 02 Machine Tools L.L.C.) Indonesia Bandung Weapons Factory (Marking on SP.I/BM59 Bayonet) BRIMOB (Brigade Mobil) Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia (Indonesian National POLRI Police) © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Indonesia (cont'd) P.T. Pindad Factory Marking Senapan Panjang 1 (Long Rifle 1) SP.1 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) © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Fabbrica Nationale d'Armi, Brescia Italy (National Firearms Manufacturing, BRESCIA Brescia) TERNI Fabbrica D'Armi Di Terni (Firearms Manufacturing of Terni) or TERNI TORINO or Reale Fabbrica d'armi di Torre Annunziata (Royal Arms Factory in Torre Annunziata) or TORRE ANNUNZIATA Coltellerie Riunite (United Cutlers) CR GNUTTI or C. GNUTTI C. Gnutti or C.GNUTTI © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Italy (cont'd) Rocca ROCCA Arsenale Esercito Torino (Turin Army Arsenal) S. A. Rejna (Scabbard Maker) REJNA Unknown (Scabbard Maker) A. R. E. T. Japan See Japanese Bayonet Markings Korea (South) Ministry of Defense Unknown Maker Marking D Y W Tong Yang Tech. Industries Co. Ltd. TONG YANG Unknown Marking Luxembourg Armee Luxembourg A L Mexico R. M. or Republica Mexicana Republica Mexicana Netherlands Artillerie Inrichtingen (Holland) © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Netherlands (Holland) Dutch Royal Arsenal, Hembrug HEMBRUG cont'd E & F Hörster (found on Dutch M4 bayonet) H Nederlandsche Wapen-en Munitiefabriek De Kruithoorn N.V./Carl Eickhorn Waffenfabrik AG (co-branding on KCB-70M1 bayonet) Norway Kongsberg Vaabenfabrik (pre-WW II) Kongsberg Vaabenfabrik Verktygsstämpel (Tool Stamp) [WW II under German occupation] King Haakon 7 Pakistan Military Industries Ltd. M. I. LTD P. O. F. Pakistan Ordnance Factory or P O F Panama Bayonet forTaiwanese Assault Rifle used by Panama T 65 © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Peru National Crest Philippines Armed Forces of the Philippines A F P Armed Forces of the Philippines Crest Poland Woisko Polski (Polish Army) F. B . Fabryka Bronie Radomiu (Radom RADOM Arms Factory) or 11 Perkun PERKUN Portugal Navy Property Mark on m/948 Armamento Marinha Bayonet M48 Rhodesia (now Rhodesian Army Zimbabwe) R. A. North Rhodesian Government © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Romania Comisia Militara (Romanian arms acceptance commission) Romanian Arsenal Mark Russia Ishevsk Arsenal (to 1928) Ishevsk Arsenal (post-1928) Tula Arsenal Sestroryetsk Arsenal Rework Marking Serbia (also Fayette R. Plumb, Co., St. Louis, MO see Yugoslavia) (maker marking on M1899/1915 PLUMB bayonet) Carl Gottlieb Haenel (maker mark on M1910 bayonet) C. G. H. Victor Christian Schilling (maker mark on M1910 bayonet) V. C. S. Quality Control Stamp C © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Siam (now Wild Tiger Corps Mark Thailand) R. S. (Rattanakosin Sok) 121 Chakra (Discus) Artilleria Fábrica de Toledo (maker ARTILLERIA Spain mark on M1893 bayonets ca. FCA DE TOLEDO 1894–99) 1898 Artilleria Fábrica de Toledo (maker ARTILLERIA mark on M1893 bayonets ca. FCA DE TOLEDO 1900–06) 1901 ARTILLERIA Artilleria Fábrica de Toledo (maker mark on bayonets ca. 1906–20) FA B DO RICA DE TOLE RTILLERIA Artilleria Fábrica de Toledo (maker A mark on bayonets ca. 1920–36) FCA NACIONAL TOLEDO Fábrica de armas de Toledo (maker mark on M1941 bayonet and T CETME export bayonets) O LE D O Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara de Industrias Militares (maker mark on CETME export bayonets, e.g., Guatemala) T OLED O Empresa Nacional Santa Bárbara de Industrias Militares (maker mark on T O O Spanish CETME bayonets) L E D © Ralph E. Cobb 2009 All Rights Reserved - Revised January 21, 2021 worldbayonets.com Country Description Marking Spain (cont'd) Spanish Army Crest Spanish Navy Crest German Export Mark (found on M1884/98 III bayonets exported to Spain) Unknown Mark P. R. 8 Sudan Interarmco Trademark (on AR-10 Interarmco bayonet) REG. PAT. GERMANY Sweden Bernt August Hjort & Co Carl Gustaf Stads Gevärsfaktori Erik Anton Berg E. A. B. Eskilstuna Jernmanufakuraktiebolag AB