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CONTROL NUMBERS (RZM)
The German armed forces was very particular about the consistency and quality of the badges, medals, uniforms, daggers and many other items they employed. As the size of the armed forces grew so did the need for the items listed above. The need to centralize the control of quality was pressing. This need gave birth to the RZM.

The RZM ensured that the manufacturers of military items were consistent in design, quality of materials and other characteristics of the items.



This is an example of how the blade of an SA dagger has been marked with the RZM number. In this case the RZM indicates that the blade was manufactured by "Artur Schuttelhofer & Co, Solingen - Wald".


Dagger blades are often marked with the weapon's manufacturer control number or RZM. The following is a list of the the control number matched to the manufacturer.


RZM M7/1 Gebruder Christians,Christianswerk, Solingen
M7/2 Emil Voos Waffenbrik, Solingen
M7/3 Kuno Ritter, Solingen-Grafrath
M7/4 August Muller KG, Solingen-Merscheid
M7/5 Carl Julius Krebs, Solingen
M7/6 H&F Lauterjung, Solingen-Widdert
M7/7 Hermann Konejung AG, Solingen
M7/8 Eduard Gembruch, Solingen-Grafrath
M7/9 Solinger Metallwarenfabrik GmBH, Stoecker & Co
M7/10 J.A. Henckels Zwillingswerk KG, Solingen
M7/11 E. Knecht & Co, Solingen
M7/12 Carl Robert Kaldenbach, Waffenfabrik Max Weyersberg , Solingen
M7/13 Artur Schuttelhofer & Co, Solingen - Wald
M7/14 P. D. Luneschloss , Solingen
M7/15 Carl u. Robert Linder , Solingen-Weyer
M7/16 Justus Brenger & Co., Justinuswerk , Solingen-Wald
M7/17 A. Werth , Solingen
M7/18 Richard Abr. Herder , Solingen
M7/19 Ed. Wusthof, Dreizackwerk , Solingen
M7/20 Ernst Mandewirth , Solingen
M7/21 Hermann Schneider , Solingen
M7/22 Wilhelm Weltersbach , Solingen
M7/23 Carl Halbach , Solingen
M7/24 Reinh. Weyersberg , Solingen
M7/25 Wilhelm Wagner , Solingen-Merscheid
M7/h25 Jostes & Co. , Solingen
M7/26 Jacobs & Co. , Solingen-Grafrath
Carl August Meis GmbH, Solingen
M7/27 Puma-Werk Lauterjung & Son , Solingen
M7/28 Gustav Felix, Gloriawerk , Solingen
M7/29 Klittermann & Moog GmbH , Solingen-Haan Jacobs
Jacobs & Co.
M7/30 Gebruder Grafrath , Solingen-Widdert
M7/31 August Merten Ww , Solingen-Grafrath
M7/32 Robert Muller & Sohn , Solingen-Merscheid
M7/33 F. W. Holler , Solingen
M7/h33 P. u. A. Duenzer , Solingen
M7/34 C. Rud Jacobs , Solingen-Grafrath
M7/35 Wilhelm Halbach , Solingen
M7/36 E. u. F. Horster , Solingen
M7/37 Robert Klaas , Solingen-Ohligs
M7/38 Paul Seilheimer , Solingen
M7/39 Franz Steinhoff , Solingen-Wald
M7/40 Hartkopf & Co. , Solingen
M7/41 Rudolf Schmidt , Solingen
M7/42 WKC-Waffenfabrik GmbH [Weyersberg, Kirschbaum] , Solingen-Wald
M7/43 Paul Weyersberg & Co. , Solingen
M7/44 F.W. Backhaus GmbH , Solingen-Ohligs
M7/45 Karl Bocker , Solingen
M7/h45 Ottersbach & Co. , Solingen
M7/46 Emil Gierling , Solingen
M7/47 Paul Ebel , Solingen
M7/48 Otto Simon , Steinbach
M7/49 Friedrich Herder Abr. Sohn , Solingen
RZM M2/139 George Wetzel
M2/168 Fritz Balke
M2/169 Gebruder Tueckmantel
M2/170 E. Steineshoff & Sohne
M2/171 Gottfried Reuter
M2/172 Gebruder Knoth
M2/173 Karl Peters Jr.
M2/174 Wilhelm Otto
M2/175 Willy Goeddertz
M2/176 Rudy u. Karl Kraus
M2/177 Luettgens & Engels
M2/178 Oskar Jenish
M2/179 Peter Prass
M2/180 Karl Muller
M2/181 Bremshey & Co.
M2/182 Robert Hartmann
M2/183 Julius Kirschner & Sohn
RZM M/121 Troost-Wolf AG. Munchen
M/122 Josef Wolf Waffenfabrik
M/124 Karl Wolf Waffenfabrik
M/126 Wolf & Sohn (Wilhelm Wolf d. j.)


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