German Ordinance Codes Main Page Code Explanation 2 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for the Kreighoff P-08. 4 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms reworked by D.W.M., c. 1920. 14 Unknown. Found on ammunition components German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on items produced by Simson, Suhl, 18 Germany. German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for the Spanish Astra models 300 and 600, 20 the Star model B, the French model 1935 A, the Unique models 17 and Kriegsmodell and the MAB model D. German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik 21 AG 25 Unknown. Found on ammunition components German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms produced at Mauser Werke AG, 26 Berlin Borsigwalde, Germany. 27 B. Geipel GmbH, Waffenfabrik Erma Efurt B. Geipel GmbH, Waffenfabrik Erma, Erfurt (replaced by ayf); alternatively 27 Feinmechanische Werke, Erfurt (superseded by 'ax'). Found on K98k rifles Deutsche Waffen- u. Munitionsfabrik AG, Karlsruhe-Durlach (replaced by 'faa'). Found on 28 small arms ammunition and P08 pistols 34 Unknown. Found on ammunition German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for the K-code Mauser P-08, Sauer model 37 38(H) and Haenel P-08 magazines. 42 Mauser-Werke AG, Oberndorf on the Neckar (replaced by 'byf'). Found on small arms 42 Mauser-Werke, Obemdorf on the Neckar 44 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for Merz-Werke, Frankfurt, Main German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on assigned to Rohrbacher Lederfabrik, 47 Josef Poschels Sohne, Rohrbach, Germany. German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on assigned to Erma Werke, Erfurt, 49 Germany. 52 Unknown. Found on small arms components German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for Konigl. Ungar. Staatliche Eisen-, Stahl- 58 u. Maschinenfabrik, Budapest Hungary http://proofhouse.com/cm/ger_ord_codes.htm (1 of 62)8/21/2007 8:08:24 AM German Ordinance Codes German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms produced at Mauser Werke AG, 63 Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany. German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms produced at Mauser Werke AG, 66 Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany. Before 1938 this number was used by Simson, Suhl, Germany. 67 H. Utendoerffer, Nuernberg. Found on ammunition Patronen-, Zuendhuetchen-, u. Metallwarenfabrik, Schoenebeck an der Elbe, superseded by 69 'ad'. Found on ammunition German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms produced at Waffenwerk Brunn, 76 Brno, Czechoslovakia and Steyr-Daimler-Puch. German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms produced by Erma·Werke, Erfurt, 77 Germany and for the Polish VIS model 1935. 84 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for the Norwegian model 1914. 85 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for Waffenfabrik Eickhorn 88 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for the Spreewerk P-38. 91 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for the Mauser P-08 - K and G codes. 92 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for the Mauser P-08 - K and G codes. Kabel- u. Metallwarenfabrik Neumeyer AG, Nuernberg (superseded by 'va'). Found on 94 ammunition 98 Unknown. Found on small arms magazines German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms produced at Fabrique Nationale 103 d'Armes de Guerre, Herstal, Belgium. (middle) 120 Dynamit AG, Hannover-Empelde (replaced by 'emp'). Found on ammunition 122 C.G. Haenel, Suhl; replaced by 'fxo'. Found on small arms components 122 Hugo Schmeisser Deutsche Waffen- u. Munitionsfabrik AG, Berlin-Borsigwalde (superseded by 'asb'). Found 131 on small arms and ammunition 132 Unknown. Found on ammunition German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms produced at Mauser Werke AG, 135 Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany. German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on assigned to Richard Erhardt 136 Lederwarenfabrik, Poeseneck, Germany. German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms produced at Fabrique Nationale 140 d'Armes de Guerre, Herstal, Belgium.(late) 147 J.P. Sauer & Sohn, Suhl (superseded by 'ce'). Found on small arms http://proofhouse.com/cm/ger_ord_codes.htm (2 of 62)8/21/2007 8:08:24 AM German Ordinance Codes 147 Sauer & Sohn, Waffenfabrik 150 Unknown. Found on ammunition Rheinisch-Westfaelische Sprengstoffwerke, Nuernberg-Stadeln (eventually replaced by 'dnf'). 151 Found on ammunition 152 Unknown. Found on ammunition 153 Unknown. Found on ammunition 154 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for the Mauser P-08 - K and G codes. Polte-Werke, Gruenberg (replaced by 'auy'). Found on small arms components and 154 ammunition 155 Believed to have been used by E. & F. Hoerster, Solingen, on SG84/98 160 Unknown. Found on ammunition German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark assigned to Fabrica d'Armi Beretta in 162 Gardone, Italy. 162 Unknown. Found on ammunition 163 Unknown. Found on ammunition 172 Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 Believed to have been Elite-Diamantwerk of Siegmar-Schoenau bei Chemnitz. Found on 173 SG84/98 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for Konigl. Ungar. Staatliche Eisen-, Stahl- 173 u. Maschinenfabrik, Budapest 174 Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 175 Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for Konigl. Ungar. Staatliche Eisen-, Stahl- 176 u. Maschinenfabrik, Budapest 176 Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 177 Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 178 Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98; probably Gebr. Heller, per the BCN 181 Hugo Schneider AG, Leipzig (superseded by 'wa'). Found on ammunition German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on assigned to Frost & Jahnel, Breslau, 182 Czechoslovakia. 184 Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 185 Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 186 Unknown. Found on ammunition http://proofhouse.com/cm/ger_ord_codes.htm (3 of 62)8/21/2007 8:08:24 AM German Ordinance Codes 189 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on assigned to A. Waldhausen, Inhaber M. 195 Bruchman, Sattler u. Kofferfabrik, Cologne, Germany. After 1943 was used by Karl Barth, Militareffekten Fabrik, Waldbrohl, Germany. 198 Metallwarenfabrik Treuenbrietzen, Belsig (superseded by 'hld'). Found on ammunition German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on items produced by Wilhelm Brand 201 Company, Heidelberg, Germany. 207 Metallwarenfabrik Odertal GmbH, Oderta (replaced by 'bne'). Found on ammunition 208 Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers 214 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for Wilhelm-Gustloff-Werke 224 Unknown. Found on ammunition 237 Berlin-Luebecker Maschinenfabrik, Luebeck. Found on K98k rifles Mauser-Werke, Oberndorf on the Neckar also to Berlin-Lubecker Maschinfabrik AG, Werk 237 Lubeck, Germany 238 Unknown. Found on SG84/98 239 Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 240 Unknown. Found on SG84/98 242 Unknown. Found on SG84/98 243 Mauser-Werke AG, Berlin-Borsigwalde (superseded by 'ar'). Found on K98k rifles 243 Mauser-Werke AG, Werk Berlin-Borsigwalde, Eichborndamm, Germany 244 Unknown. Found on SG84/98 248 'J.Sch' (J. Schmidt, Riemberg?). Found on SG84/98 249 Finower Industriewerk, Finow. Found on ammunition German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for the Spanish Astra models 300 and 600, 251 the Star model B, the French model 1935 A, the Unique models 17 and Kriegsmodell and the MAB model D. 265 Unknown. Found on ammunition 270 Unknown. Found on ammunition 274 Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on assigned to Erma Werke, Erfurt, 280 Germany. 287 Unknown. Found on small arms components 315 Maerkisches Walzwerk, Strausberg; superseded by 'eej'. Found on ammunition and chargers http://proofhouse.com/cm/ger_ord_codes.htm (4 of 62)8/21/2007 8:08:24 AM German Ordinance Codes Westfaelische Metallindustrie, Lippstadt (eventually replaced by 'dom'). Found on 316 ammunition and fuses 327 Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers 334 Mansfeld AG, Rothenburg an der Saale (superseded by 'fb'). Found on ammunition Unknown. Found on small arms. Note that Pawlas says this is the code for Gustloff Werke, 337 Weimar Metallwerke Silberhuette, St. Andreasberg (superseded by 'hhw'). Found on ammunition and 340 chargers 345 Unknown. Found on ammunition 346 H. Huck, Nuernberg (superseded by 'eom'). Found on ammunition German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms from Walther, Zella·Mehlis, 359 Germany. 359 Unknown. Found on small arms components 369 Unknown. Found on ammunition 370 Unknown. Found on ammunition, frequently confused with '379' 379 Scharfenberg u. Teubert, Breitungen (replaced by 'eba'). Found on ammunition 382 Unknown. Found on ammunition 397 Unknown. Found on ammunition 398 Unknown. Found on ammunition 400 Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers 405 Dynamit AG, Durlach (superseded by 'dnh'). Found on ammunition 413 Unknown. Found on ammunition 414 Unknown. Found on ammunition 416 Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers 417 Unknown. Found on ammunition 423 Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers 442 Unknown. Found on ammunition 452 Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers 457 Unknown. Found on ammunition 480 Carl Walther, Zella-Mehlis 480 Carl Walther, Zella-Mehlis (superseded by 'ac'). Found on small arms 490 Unknown. Found on ammunition and chargers 491 Unknown. Found on ammunition http://proofhouse.com/cm/ger_ord_codes.htm (5 of 62)8/21/2007 8:08:24 AM German Ordinance Codes German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for Johannes Grossfuss, Metall- u. 497 Locierwarenfabrik 519 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for Waffenfabrik Eickhorn 610 German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspectors mark for Mercedes-Buromaschinewerke German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms produced at Fabrique Nationale 613 d'Armes de Guerre, Herstal,Belgium. (early) German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms produced at Steyr Daimler Puch 623 AG, Steyr, Austria. 635 Munitionsfabrik Woellersdorf, Wien. Found on ammunition and chargers German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on assigned to Maury & Company, 653 Lederwarenfabrik, Offenbach, Germany. German WW-II Heerswaffenamt inspector's mark on arms produced at Mauser Werke AG, 655 Oberndorf am Neckar, Germany.