Cone's book is great, but he is almost certainly mistaken about the "canted M" RZM mark.
There were simply no RZM-approved companies outside of the Grossdeutschesreich. For my book on RZM codes and marks I reviewed about 900 RZM licenses and they are all in Germany and annexed territories (Austria, Sudtenland) that became part of Germany. None were issued for companies in occupied territories, like Poland, Netherlands, etc. This is because the RZM's mandate was also to provide work for Germans, so it would go against their mandate to farm the work out.
The RZM mark - the "Schutzzeichen" - didn't change (although there are 4 basic variations), and there is no record in the RZM regulations for a "canted M" mark. The RZM logo was the trademark, and so it was fiercely defended by the Reichszeugmeisterei, with fines and up to 2 years imprisonment for improper use.
Cone has one or two clunkers in his otherwise excellent book, and in my opinion, this is one of them.
There were simply no RZM-approved companies outside of the Grossdeutschesreich. For my book on RZM codes and marks I reviewed about 900 RZM licenses and they are all in Germany and annexed territories (Austria, Sudtenland) that became part of Germany. None were issued for companies in occupied territories, like Poland, Netherlands, etc. This is because the RZM's mandate was also to provide work for Germans, so it would go against their mandate to farm the work out.
The RZM mark - the "Schutzzeichen" - didn't change (although there are 4 basic variations), and there is no record in the RZM regulations for a "canted M" mark. The RZM logo was the trademark, and so it was fiercely defended by the Reichszeugmeisterei, with fines and up to 2 years imprisonment for improper use.
Cone has one or two clunkers in his otherwise excellent book, and in my opinion, this is one of them.
Originally posted by Duzig
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