Makers of Honour Cross
Known Different markings 220 (2010-01-20)
updated 2010-03-06
6 202 883 medals awarded for Combatants
1 120 449 medals awarded to Non Combatants
345 112 medals awarded to Widows
373 950 medals awarded to Parents
Among all awarded was Hermann Göring on 1st sept 1934 and
Adolf Hitler on 4th Sept 1934
Theese crosses can differ quite a lot from different makers, the weight is about 9 gram but
Maker RV 47 Pforzheim weighs only 8,7 gr and Sch & H is a hevyweight with 10,0 gr.
the colour varies from golden bronce to chocolate brown.
Maker
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Makers
Mark
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Notes
WP = Widows/Parents
C= Combat,
NC = Non Combat
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Unmarked
"1957 "Issue uncertain if there ever was a 1957 issue? No obvious reason but maybe replacement medals...
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None |
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Pic:Bayoswede/SWE
WP,C
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F.W Assman &
Söhne
Lüdenscheid
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A
A.& S.
A F.W
A.&S. F.W
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Pic:Bayoswede/SWE
Pic:vonWrede/SWE
NC,C
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Adolf Scholze,
Grünwald
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AS (in Triangle)
or A.S.
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Alfred Stubbe
Berlin
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A sword S |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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Adolf Baumeister.
Lüdenscheid
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AD.B.L
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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Arbeitsgemeimschaft
Metall und
Konstoff
Gablonz
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AUSF.A.G:M.u.K
Gablonz
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Arno Wallpach
Salzburg
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AWS |
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Berge & Nolte,
Lüdenscheid
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N
B & N
B & N
B.N.L
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Pic: Gaston |
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Biedermann & Co
Oberkassel
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BCO in Triangle |


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Pic:Bayoswede/SWE
C
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Bockle & Co
Geringswalde ??
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BG |
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Bernhard
Haarmann
Lüdenscheid
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B.H.L (stamped)
B.H.L (raised)
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Pic: Bayoswede/Swe
Pic:Wilco/NL
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BSL |
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Brüder Schneider,
Wien
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BSW |
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C & S |
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| C.E. Junker Berlin |
C.E.JUNKER/BERLIN
SW
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| C.E. Junker Berlin |
CEJ in
square
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WP
C
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Carl Poellath,
Schrobenhausen
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C.P. |
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Carl
Theodor Dicke
Lüdenscheid
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C.TH.D
"house"
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Pic: Bayoswede/Swe
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Carl Wild
Hamburg
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C W
C
W
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Pic: Gaston /NL |
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D & C |
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Dransfeld & Co
Menden ??
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D & Co
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Pic:Gaston/NL
Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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DCO |
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DG |
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| Deschler & Sohn
München
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D.S.M.
DSM
(in rectangle)
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
C
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Eduard Hahn
Oberstein
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EH |
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H.A Erbe AG
Schmakalden??
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Erbe |
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Pic:Gaston/NL
C
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Ereke |
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ERK |
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Pic:Gaston/NL
C
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E S L (in ring) |
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Füncke &
Brüninghaus
Lüdenscheid
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F & B.L. |
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| Franke & Co
Lüdenscheid
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F.& Co.
FCL (in circle)
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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Ferdinand
Hofstätter
Bonn
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FHB |


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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
Pic: Wilco/NL
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Friedrich Orth
Wien
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f.o. |
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| Adolf Bock Berlin |
FEC.ADOLF
BOCK
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Friedrich Linden
Lüdenscheid
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F.L.
FLL
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Pic:Bayoswede/SWE
Pic:Hans A
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Fritz
Zimmermann
Stuttgart
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FZS |
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F 11 |
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| Gustav Brehmer |
G.B. |
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Gustav Danner,
Mühlhausen
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GD
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C
NC
WP
Pic:Torsten/swe
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Gebrüder
Gloerfeld
Lüdenscheid
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GG |


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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
Pic:Sture/Swe
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G.H Osang
Dresden
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G.H.Osang/Dresden |
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J Godet & Sohn
Berlin
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G & S
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Pic :Gaston/NL
NC
Pic:Klicket/SWE
WP
Have seen NC
made of Bronce.
(non-magnetic)
pic:vonWrede
C
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| Glaser & Sohn
Dresden
Glaser & Söhne
Dresden
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G u S
G. & S. |
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Gebr I |
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Gebrüder
Dombach
Lüdenscheid
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Gebr. D.L
Gebr.D
L.
(in circle)
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Michael.G/SWE
C
Pic:Bayoswede/SWE
C
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Gebrüder Godet &
Co
Berlin
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Gebr G & C
GEBR. G&C.
BERLIN
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Pic:Hans A
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Gebrüder Lange
Lüdenscheid
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G.&L. L. |

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Pic:Troy T /Au
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Grossmann & Co.
Wien
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GR. & Co |
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Gebrüder
Wegerhoff
Lüdenscheid
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GWL |
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Pic: Bayoswede/Swe
Pic:Gaston/NL
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G 1 |
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G 2 |


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Pic: Bayoswede/Swe |
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G 3 |


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Seen C
made in Bronce
Pic:vonWrede
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G 4 |

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Pic:Bayoswede/SWE
Pic:Troy
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G. 5 |


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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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G 6 |
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Pic: Gaston/NL
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G 7 |


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Pic:Stridsberg/SWE
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G 8 |


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Pic: Bayoswede |
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G 9 |
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Pic: Bayoswede/Swe |
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G 10 |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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G 11 |
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WP |
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G 12 |
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Pic:Magnus 1 |
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G 13 |
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NC |
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G 14 |
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G 15 |


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Pic:vonWrede/Swe |
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G 17 |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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G 18 |
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C |
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G 19 |


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Pic:vonWrede/swe |
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G 20 |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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G 21 |
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Pic Itp6233/SWE
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G 31 |
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Hymmen & Co
Lüdenscheid
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H. & Co.
L.
H. & Co.L
(in circle)
L/53
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Pic:Bayoswede
WP
C
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Hermann Aurich
Dresden
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HA |
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Hauptmünzamt
München
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HM
(in triangle)
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| Heinrich Kissing
Menden
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HKM |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
WP
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I.C.M. |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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Josef Feix &
Söhne
Gablonz
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JFS |
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Juncker , Berlin ?
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JK
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Pic:Bayoswede/SWE
pic:Patsas
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JMME & Sohn
Berlin
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JMME |
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Pic:Rittmeister
C
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JRIEMANN
BERLINWR
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C
Pic: M Burr/UK
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K (in triangle) |
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Kallenbach ,
Meyer & Francke
Luckenwalde
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K M & F
K M u F
KMF
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Pic:Gaston/NL
Pic:vonWrede/SWE
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K W |


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Bronce (Non Magnetic)
Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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Karl Wurster K.G
Markneukirchen
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KWM |
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L. Ch Lauer,
Nürnberg-Berlin
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L .
NBG .
LAUER
NÜRNBERG-
BERLIN
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Pic:Gaston/NL

Pic:Wilco/NL
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L |
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| Lauer Nür, Berlin |
Lauer Nür,
Berlin
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Wilhelm Deumer
Lüdenscheid
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L/11 |
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Miniature NC |
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Otto Schickle
Pforzheim
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L/15 (in square) |




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Pic: Bayoswede/Swe
Non Magnetic, made of Bronce
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M.K.4 |
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M.u.K.5 |
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Maurer & Sohn
Idar- Oberstein
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M & S
M u S
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Pic:Bayoswede
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| Mayer & Wilhelm , Stuttgart |
M & W STUTTGART
MAYER & WILHELM STUTTGART
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Pic:Bayoswede/SWE
Pic:Troy T/ Au
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Mayer & Förster
Stuttgart
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MAYER &
FÖRTSTER;
STUTTGART
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Nölle & Hück GmbH,
Lüdenscheid
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N. & H.
N.u.H
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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| Ochs & Bonn, Hanau |
O & B |
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Pic:Opapaj/swe
Pic:Bayoswede/SWE
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| Orden-Herstellergemeinschaft Pforzheim |
O 1. |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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O.2 |


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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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O.3. |
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O.4 |
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O.5 in square |
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O.6 |


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Pic: vonWrede/Swe |
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O.7 |
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O.8 |
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O.9 |
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Pic:Rittmeister |
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O.10. |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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O.11 |


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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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O.12 |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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O.13 |
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Pic:Michael G |
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O.14 |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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O.15 |


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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
WP
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O.16.
O 16 (without dot)
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Pic:Gaston/NL
Pic:VonWrede/Swe
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Overhoff & Cie
Lüdenscheid
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O u C L in box |
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P |
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Paulmann & Crone
Lüdenscheid
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P.& C. L. |
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Pic:Gaston/NL |
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| Paul Küst, Berlin |
PKü |


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Pic:vonWrede |
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Paul Meybauer, Berlin
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PM |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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Paul Schulze & Co
Lübeck
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PSL |
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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| Rudolf A. Karneth
& Söhne. Gablonz
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RK |
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r.M. |
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Rudolf Richter
Schlag bei
Gablonz
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R.R.S |
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Rudolf Souval
Wien
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R.S |
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Richard Simm &
Söhne. Gablonz
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R.S.S
R.S.&S.
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Richard Siepers
Lüdenscheid
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R.S.L |
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Pic:Hans A/Swe |
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RW |
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| Reichsverband Pforzheim |
R.V . PFORZHEIM |
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NC |
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R.V. 1.
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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1
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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R.V. 2.
PFORZHEIM
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2
R. V.
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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R.V. 3.
PFORZHEIM
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R.V. 4
PFORZHEIM
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4
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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R.V.
PFORZHEIM
No 5
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Pic:Terry
C
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R.V. 6.
PFORZHEIM
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wp |
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R.V.
PFORZHEIM 7
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7
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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R.V. 9
PFORZHEIM
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Pic Bayoswede/Swe
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12
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:Opapaj/SWE
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R.V.13
PFORZHEIM
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14
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:Michael.G/SWE
C
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R.V.
PFORZHEIM
18
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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R.V.19.
PFORZHEIM
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R.V.
PFORZHEIM
21
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Pic:Kevin
Pic: Bayoswede/Swe
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R.V. 24
PFORZHEIM
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R.V.25
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:vonWrede/SWE
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R V.26
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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R.V. 28. PFORZHEIM |
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R.V. 29. PFORZHEIM |
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R.V.
PFORZHEIM
29
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Pics :Bayoswede/Swe |
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32
R.V.PFORZHEIM
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Pic: Klicket/swe
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R.V.34.
PFORZHEIM
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Pics:Bayoswede/Swe |
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REICHSVERBAND
PFORZHEIM
37
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Pic :Bayoswede/Swe
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R.V. 37. PFORZHEIM |
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R.V .
PFORZHEIM 37
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R.V.38
PFORZHEIM
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39
R.V. PFORZHEIM
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pic: Troy T /Au
pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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R.V.43.
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:vonWrede
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43
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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No 44
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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R.V. PFORZHEIM 45 |
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45
R V .
PFORZHEIM
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Pic: Michael.G/SWE
C
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R.V. 47
PFORZHEIM
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Pic : Bayoswede/Swe |
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48
R V
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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50
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:Michael G |
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R.V. 61.
PFORZHEIM
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pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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R.V.67.
PFORZHEIM
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pic: Michael.G/SWE
pic: Bayoswede/Swe
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R.V. 69.
PFORZHEIM
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R.V. 72
PFORZHEIM
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C |
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72 R.V. PFORZHEIM |
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83
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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R.V. PFORZHEIM 83
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REICHSVERBAND PFORZHEIM
83
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C |
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84
R V.
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:mackan/swe
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85
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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86
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:Ronny/SWE
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87
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
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88
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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R.V. 90.
PFORZHEIM
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91
R.V.
PFORZHEIM
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| Schwerin, Berlin |
SCHWERIN
BERLIN 68
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| Schauerte & Höhfeld,
Lüdenscheid
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Sch & H
Sch ?
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Pic: bayoswede/Swe |
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| Sohni,Heubach &
Co. Oberstein
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S.H.u.Co. |
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| Steinhauer
Lück Lüdenscheid
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St. & L. |
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Pic:Michael.G/Swe |
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| Tweer & Turck, Lüdenscheid |
T. & T.
L.
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe |
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T.H.W. |
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Pic:vonWrede/Swe |
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| Hermann
Wernstein
Jena-Löbstedt
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W
(in rectangle)
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Pic:Gaston/NL
Pic:Gotavapen/Swe
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| Wächtler & Lange, Mitweida |
W & L
M.
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Pic:Bayoswede/Swe
Pic: Löwe555/Swe
NC
Have seen NC
made in Bronce
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Wilhelm
Annetsberger
München
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WA |
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| Walter & Hemlein
Gablonz
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W.H |
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| Werner Redo, Saarlautern |
W.R. |
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C |
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| Wilhelm Schröder & Co, Lüdenscheid |
W.SCH.& Co.
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Pic:Löwe555/SWE |
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Wilhelm Kolwitz
Bergedorf ?
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W. K. |
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Pic:Peter/swe
C
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Wilhelm Deumer
Lüdenscheid
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W. D.
L.
W. D D.
D
W.D
W.Deumer
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Pic :Gaston/NL
Pic : Bayoswede/Swe
Have seen NC made of Bronce
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WSG |
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| Most Probably a Fake makers sign. |
Z |
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Pic M. Burr/Uk |
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| Wagner & Sohn, Berlin |
W S |
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Pic: Peter/Swe |
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