The German WWII RZM numbers - The German armed forces during WWII were 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 Reichszeugmeisterei organization, also known as RZM. This organization was based at the Brown house in Munich and Nazi party headquarters in Berlin. The RZM ensured that the manufacturers of military items were consistent in design, quality of materials and other characteristics of the items. It also defined standards of design, manufacturing and quality and published an authoritative color chart for textiles. The RZM issued a number to companies so they could place it in the product they were authorized to produce. The RZM code was usually accompamied by a logo formed by the letters RZM which was contained in a circle with the letter M at the bottom. Another organization that shares similar goals to the RZM but exercices control over a different type of products was the LDO.
DAGGERS AND SWORDS (EDGE WEAPONS) RZM CODES
This photo 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'. The reference code for blades was 'M7' (M=material; 7=blade). View the Edge Weapons collection. The following is a list of the the control number matched to the manufacturer.
RZM Number
Manufacturer
City
1
M7/1
Gebruder Christians,Christianswerk
Solingen
2
M7/2
Emil Voos Waffenbrik
Solingen
3
M7/3
Kuno Ritter
Solingen-Grafrath
4
M7/4
August Muller KG
Solingen-Merscheid
5
M7/5
Carl Julius Krebs
Solingen
6
M7/6
H&F Lauterjung
Solingen-Widdert
7
M7/7
Hermann Konejung AG,
Solingen
8
M7/8
Eduard Gembruch
Solingen-Grafrath
9
M7/9
Solinger Metallwarenfabrik GmBH
Stoecker & Co
10
M7/10
J.A. Henckels Zwillingswerk KG
Solingen
11
M7/11
E. Knecht & Co
Solingen
12
M7/12
Carl Robert Kaldenbach, Waffenfabrik Max Weyersberg
Solingen
13
M7/13
Artur Schuttelhofer & Co
Solingen - Wald
14
M7/14
P. D. Luneschloss
Solingen
15
M7/15
Carl u. Robert Linder
Solingen-Weyer
16
M7/16
Justus Brenger & Co., Justinuswerk
Solingen-Wald
17
M7/17
A. Werth
Solingen
18
M7/18
Richard Abr. Herder
Solingen
19
M7/19
Ed. Wusthof, Dreizackwerk
Solingen
20
M7/20
Ernst Mandewirth
Solingen
21
M7/21
Hermann Schneider
Solingen
22
M7/22
Wilhelm Weltersbach
Solingen
23
M7/23
Carl Halbach
Solingen
24
M7/24
Reinh. Weyersberg
Solingen
25
M7/25
Wilhelm Wagner
Solingen-Merscheid
26
M7/h25
Jostes & Co.
Solingen
27
M7/26
Jacobs & Co. , Solingen-Grafrath Carl August Meis GmbH
Solingen
28
M7/27
Puma-Werk Lauterjung & Son
Solingen
29
M7/28
Gustav Felix, Gloriawerk
Solingen
30
M7/29
Klittermann & Moog GmbH
Solingen-Haan Jacobs Jacobs & Co.
31
M7/30
Gebruder Grafrath
Solingen-Widdert
32
M7/31
August Merten Ww
Solingen-Grafrath
33
M7/32
Robert Muller & Sohn
Solingen-Merscheid
34
M7/33
F. W. Holler
Solingen
35
M7/h33
P. u. A. Duenzer
Solingen
36
M7/34
C. Rud Jacobs
Solingen-Grafrath
37
M7/35
Wilhelm Halbach
Solingen
38
M7/36
E. u. F. Horster
Solingen
39
M7/37
Robert Klaas
Solingen-Ohligs
40
M7/38
Paul Seilheimer
Solingen
41
M7/39
Franz Steinhoff
Solingen-Wald
42
M7/40
Hartkopf & Co.
Solingen
43
M7/41
Rudolf Schmidt
Solingen
44
M7/42
WKC-Waffenfabrik GmbH [Weyersberg, Kirschbaum]
Solingen-Wald
45
M7/43
Paul Weyersberg & Co.
Solingen
46
M7/44
F.W. Backhaus GmbH
Solingen-Ohligs
47
M7/45
Karl Bocker
Solingen
48
M7/h45
Ottersbach & Co.
Solingen
49
M7/46
Emil Gierling
Solingen
50
M7/47
Paul Ebel
Solingen
51
M7/48
Otto Simon
Steinbach
52
M7/49
Friedrich Herder Abr. Sohn
Solingen
53
M7/50
Gebrüder Heller, G.m.b.H.
Marienthal
54
M7/51
Anton Wingen, Jr.
Solingen
55
M7/52
Herbertz & Meurer,
Solingen-Grafrath
56
M7/53
Nach. Gustav Weyersberg,
Solingen
57
M7/54
Gottfried Müller
Rerges-Vogtei
58
M7/55
Robert Herder
Solingen-Ohligs
59
M7/56
C. D. Schaaf
Solingen
60
M7/57
Peter Lungstrass
Solingen-Ohligs
61
M7/58
Louis Perlmann
Solingen
62
M7/59
C. Lutters & Co.
Solingen
63
M7/60
Gustav L. Koller
Solingen
64
M7/61
Carl Tillmans Sohn KG.
Solingen
65
M7/62
Friedrich Plucker Jr
Solingen-Grafrath
66
M7/63
Herder & Engels
Solingen-Ohligs
67
M7/64
Friedr. Geigis
Solingen-Foche
68
M7/65
Karl Heidelberg
Solingen
69
M7/66
Carl Eickorn
Solingen
70
M7/67
Gottlieb Hammesfahr
Solingen-Foche
71
M7/68
Tigerwerk Lauterjung & Co.
Solingen
72
M7/69
H.A. Erbe AG.
Schmalkalden
73
M7/70
David Malsch
Steinbach
74
M7/71
Herm. Hahn
Solingen-Wald
75
M7/72
Karl Rob. Kaldenbach
Solingen-Grafrath
76
M7/73
F u. A. Helbig
Steinbach
77
M7/74
Friedrich Aug. Schmitz
Solingen
78
M7/75
Böker & Co.
Solingen
79
M7/76
Herbeck & Meyer
Solingen-Weyer
80
M7/77
Gustav Schmeider
Solingen
81
M7/78
Herm. Linder Sohn
Solingen
82
M7/79
C. Bertram Reinhard & Sohn
Solingen
83
M7/80
Gustav C. Spitzer
Solingen
84
M7/81
Karl Tiegel
Riemberg
85
M7/82
Gebrüder Born
Solingen
86
M7/83
Richard Pluemacher Sohn
Solingen
87
M7/84
Carl Schmidt Sohn
Solingen
88
M7/85
Arthur Evertz
Solingen
89
M7/86
Kuno Liemscheid & Co.
Solingen auf der Hohe
90
M7/87
Malsch & Ambronn
Steinbach
91
M7/88
Juliuswerk-J. Schmidt & Sohn
Riemberg i. Schlesien
92
M7/89
Ernst Mandewirth
Solingen
93
M7/90
Eickelnberg & Mack
Solingen
94
M7/91
Carl Spitzer
Malsch
95
M7/92
Peter Daniel Krebs
Solingen
96
M7/93
Ewald Cleff
Solingen
97
M7/94
Gebrüder Bell
Solingen-Grafarth
98
M7/95
J. A. Schmidt & Sohn
Solingen
99
M7/96
Drees & Sohn
Solingen
100
M7/97
F Koeller & Co.
Solingen-Ohligs
101
M7/98
Ernst Erich Witte
Solingen
102
M7/99
Franz Weinrank
Wien
103
M7/100
Franz Pils & Sobn
Wien
104
M7/101
Fritz Weber
Wien
105
M7/102
Franz Pils & Sohn, Steinbach am St.
106
M7/103
Josef Hack
Steyr
107
M7/104
Ludwig Zeitler
Wien
108
M7/105
Rudolf Wurzer,
St. Christophen
109
M7/106
Georg Kerschbaumer, Steinbach an der Steyr
Unknown
110
M7/107
Unknown
Unknown
111
M7/108
Karl Oschmann & Co.
Brotterode i. Th.
112
M7/109
Thomas Weilpütz
Solingen-Höscheid
113
M7/110
Felbeck & Pickard
Solingen
114
M7/111
H. Herder
Solingen
115
M7/112
Carl Wüsthof-Gladiatorwerk
Solingen
116
M7/113
Berndorfer Metaliwarenfabrik - Arthur Krupp AG.
Berndorf
117
M7/114
Hugo Linder C. W. Sohn
Solingen-Weyer
118
M7/115
Erhardt Reich
Schwcina
119
M7/116
Franz Frenzel
Nixdorf
120
M7/117
Julius Pilz Sohn
Nixdorf
121
M7/118
Jacobs & Co.
Solingen
BELT BUCKLE RZM MARKINGS
Belt buckles were also marked with RZM code numbers. The following is a list of some of the manufacturing firms authorized to produce belt buckles under RZM (Reichszugmeisterei der NSDAP) license. The reference code for belt buckles was 'M/4' (M=metal; 4=belt buckles). View the German WWII belt buckle collection.
RZM Number
Manufacturer
City
Comment
1
M4/1
Ferdinand Hofstatter
Bonn a.R.
M4/1 through M4/47 contract code numbers were issued between March 9, 1935 and December 31, 1935
2
M4/2
Martin Winter
Munchen
3
M4/3
Kallenbach, Mayer & Franke
Luckenwalde
4
M4/4
Gustav Emil Ficker
Beierfeld
5
M4/5
Leistner & Cie.
Leipzig
6
M4/6
C. u. W. Meinel-Scholar
Klingenthal
7
M4/7
Hermann Sprenger
Iserlohn
8
M4/8
Rudolf Wachtler & Lange
Mittweida
9
M4/9
Albert Winges
Trusen (Thuringen)
10
M4/10
Bernhard Haarmann
Ludenscheid
11
M4/11
August Enders AG
Ludenscheid
12
M4/12
Mathias Kutsch
Attendorn (MK)
13
M4/13
Paul Schuhmacher
Ludenscheid
14
M4/14
Otto Fechler
Bernsbach
15
M4/15
Paul Meybauer
Berlin SW68
16
M4/16
Robert Tummler
Döbeln
17
M4/17
Ernst Meissner
Holenlimburg
18
M4/18
Julius Bauer Söhne
Zella-Mehlis
19
M4/19
Ernst Schneider
Ludenscheid (ESL)
20
M4/20
Hillenbrand & Bröer
Ludenscheid
21
M4/21
Hans Schönfelder
Mitweide
22
M4/22
Christian Theodor Dicke
Ludenscheid (CTD; CTH)
23
M4/23
Dr. Franke & Cie KG
Ludenscheid
24
M4/24
Friedrich Linden
Ludenscheid (FLL)
25
M4/25
Noelle & Heuck KG
Ludenscheid (N&H)
26
M4/26
Offenberg-Engels
Iserlohn
27
M4/27
Overhoff & Cie
Ludenscheid (O &C; OCL)
28
M4/28
Paulmann & Crone
Ludenscheid (PC)
29
M4/29
K. Fr. Brahm
Furth
30
M4/30
Berg & Nolte AG
Ludenscheid (B&N L)
31
M4/31
Max Haufe
Grossröhrsdorf
32
M4/32
Gerbruder Hahne
Ludenscheid
33
M4/33
J.D. von Hagen GmbH
Iserlohn
34
M4/34
Heinrich Nordwall Dransfeld & Co
Menden
35
M4/35
Moeller & Schröder
Offenbach a.M.
36
M4/36
Ludenscheid Knopffabrik von Hofe & Co GmbH
Ludenscheid
37
M4/37
Stefan Merkl
Nurnberg
38
M4/38
Richard Sieper & Söhne
Ludenscheid (R.S&S.)
39
M4/39
F. W. Assmann & Söhne
Ludenscheid (A;A&S)
40
M4/40
Giesse & Schmidt
Ruhla (Thuringen)
41
M4/41
Schmal & Schultz
Wuppertal-Barmen
42
M4/42
Hermann Aurich
Dresden A16 (H.A.)
43
M4/43
H.A. Erbe
Schmalkalden
44
M4/44
Paul Cramer & Cie
Ludenscheid
45
M4/45
Cramer & Dornbach
Ludenscheid
46
M4/46
Wilhelm Schroder & Cie
Ludenscheid
47
M4/47
Ebberg & Co
Ludenscheid
48
M4/48
P.C. Turck Wwe
Ludenscheid
M4/48 through M4/64 contract code numbers were issued between January 1, 1936 and December 1936
49
M4/49
Steinhauer & Luck
Ludenscheid
50
M4/50
Willy Thuy
Ludenscheid
51
M4/51
Horner & Dittermann
Wuppertal-Barmen
52
M4/52
Linden und Funke GmbH
Iserlohn
53
M4/53
Zieh-Press-u. Stanzwerk
Zwintschona bei Halle
54
M4/54
Willy Annetsberger
Munchen
55
M4/55
Julius Kremp
Ludenscheid
56
M4/56
Friedrich Keller
Oberstein a.d. Nahe
57
M4/57
Julius Maurer
Oberstein a.d. Nahe
58
M4/58
Wilhelm Deus
Solingen
59
M4/59
Adolf Baumeister
Ludenscheid (Ad.B.L.)
60
M4/60
Gustav Brehmer
Markneukirchen (GB)
61
M4/61
Julius Dinnebier Nachf.
Ludenscheid
62
M4/62
Arld Heinrich
Nurnberg Ost
63
M4/63
Werner Redo
Saarlautern
64
M4/64
Otto Geiger
Ludenscheid
65
M4/65
Georg Bonitz
Schwarzenberg
M4/65 through M4/79 contract code numbers were issued between January 1, 1937 and December 31, 1937
66
M4/66
Stimming u. Venzlaff
Altenburg
67
M4/67
Emil Juttner
Ludenscheid
68
M4/68
Norddeutsches Nickel u. Silberwaren GmbH
Hamburg 39
69
M4/69
Meyer & Wilhelm
Stuttgart
70
M4/70
Kugel & Fink
Ludenscheid
71
M4/71
Lehmann & Wundenberg
Hannover
72
M4/72
Wilhelm Deumer
Ludenscheid
73
M4/73
Lohmann & Welschehold
Meinerzhagen
74
M4/74
Wilhelm Geiger GmbH
Ludenscheid
75
M4/75
Walter Demmer
Ludenscheid
76
M4/76
Petz & Koch
Unterreichenenbach
77
M4/77
Gebruder Gloerfeld
Ludenscheid
78
M4/78
F. K. Volgelsang & Cie
Ludenscheid
79
M4/79
Hillenbrand & Broer
Ludenscheid
80
M4/80
Lind & Meyer
Oberstein a.d. Nahe
81
M4/81
Inhaber Frau Johanna Kaukal
Wien
M4/81 through M4/106 were contract code numbers issued manufacturing firms located in the newly acquired Austrian territory. The numbers, to include M4/80, were issued January 1, 1938 and December 1938
82
M4/82
List & Hertl
Wien
83
M4/83
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
84
M4/84
Grossman & Co
Mahrisch-Trubau
85
M4/85
Fr. Bibus & Sohn
Mahrisch-Trubau
86
M4/86
Heubach & Co
Oberstein
87
M4/87
Matth. Salcher & Sohne AG
Wagstadt (Sudetenland)
88
M4/88
Augustin Hieke
Tyussa bei Bodenbach
89
M4/89
Reichelmann & Co
Tellnitz bei Aussig
90
M4/90
Ad. Grohmann & Sohn
Wurbenthal (Sudetenland)
91
M4/91
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
92
M4/92
Heinrich Ulbrichts Witwe
Wien XIII
93
M4/93
Lenkwerk Bruder Schneider AG
Wien VI
94
M4/93
J. Hammer & Sohne
Geringswalde (after Jan '39)
95
M4/94
Raimond Moser
Wien VII
96
M4/95
Frankz Weinrank
Wien VI
97
M4/96
Hans Pacher
Wien XVIII
98
M4/97
Friedrich Ort
Wien VI
99
M4/98
Frankz Petzl
Wien VI
100
M4/99
Franke & Sohn
Heidenreichstein
101
M4/100
Rudolf Meschiga
Wien VIII
102
M4/101
Dominik Schonbaumsfeld's Sohn
Wien I
103
M4/102
William Prym
Wien III
104
M4/103
Rudolf Schanes
Wien XIII
105
M4/104
Phil. Turks Wwe.
Wien XVI/2
106
M4/105
Argentor Werke
Wien VII
107
M4/106
Maria Schenkl
Wien XVI
108
M4/107
Franke & Feif
Stuttgart
M4/107 through M4/121 (the latter unknown) contract code numbers were issued between 1939 and 1944
109
M4/108
Adalb. Kanngeisser
Wien
110
M4/109
Rud. und Karl Kraus
Solingen
111
M4/110
Josef Feix Sohne
Gablonz (JFS)
112
M4/111
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
113
M4/112
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
114
M4/113
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
115
M4/114
Otto Honsel
Werdohl
116
M4/115
Klein & Quenzer AG
Oberstein
117
M4/116
Camill Bergmann & Co
Gablonz (Sudetenland)
118
M4/117
W. Aurich
Leipe
119
M4/118
Werner Redo
Saarlautern (reissue)
120
M4/119
Eugen Schmiedhausler
Pforzheim
121
M4/120
Karl Hensler Metallwarenfabrik
Pforzheim
122
M4/121
(Unknown)
(Unknown)
Since the first production licenses were issued on March 9, 1935, no buckles released prior to that time would bear the RZM M4/ code. This would account for the number of SA, German Youth and Hitler Youth buckles without RZM marks.
BELT BUCKLES WITHOUT AN RZM NUMBER The following manufacturers produced belt buckles, but were not licensed by the RZM
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Manufacturer
1
Gebruder Baumgartner
2
Berkemeyer & Cie
3
Berlin SW 15
4
J. Deutschbein
5
Robert C. Dold
6
Dresden
7
Euskirchen
8
Frankfurt/Main
9
Goch/Rheinland
10
Gottlieb & Sohne
11
ARG GumbH
12
Hamburg
13
Hermann Koller
14
Konigsberg
15
Bad Kudowa I. Sch.
16
Mannheim
17
Menden
18
Josef Mold
19
Mulheim/Ruhr (B&C)
20
Nowa
21
Oberstein (L.G.S.)
22
Offenburg (RODO)
23
Pforzheim (HK)
24
L. Regensburgs
25
Schmolle & Co.
26
Springer & Co.
27
H. Tietz
28
Wiedmann
OTHER
RZM Number
Manufacturer
City
1
M2/139
George Wetzel
Not recorded
2
M2/168
Fritz Balke
Not recorded
3
M2/169
Gebruder Tueckmantel
Not recorded
4
M2/170
E. Steineshoff & Sohne
Not recorded
5
M2/171
Gottfried Reuter
Not recorded
6
M2/172
Gebruder Knoth
Not recorded
7
M2/173
Karl Peters Jr.
Not recorded
8
M2/174
Wilhelm Otto
Not recorded
9
M2/175
Willy Goeddertz
Not recorded
10
M2/176
Rudy u. Karl Kraus
Not recorded
11
M2/177
Luettgens & Engels
Not recorded
12
M2/178
Oskar Jenish
Not recorded
13
M2/179
Peter Prass
Not recorded
14
M2/180
Karl Muller
Not recorded
15
M2/181
Bremshey & Co.
Not recorded
16
M2/182
Robert Hartmann
Not recorded
17
M2/183
Julius Kirschner & Sohn
Not recorded
OTHER
RZM Number
Manufacturer
City
1
M/121
Troost-Wolf AG. Munchen
Not recorded
2
M/122
Josef Wolf Waffenfabrik
Not recorded
3
M/124
Karl Wolf Waffenfabrik
Not recorded
4
M/126
Wolf & Sohn (Wilhelm Wolf d. j.)
Not recorded
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