Luft2 Maker Marks

[JohnZ]

What maker marks are missing you ask?

Here is a list of marks that I believe may exist out there. In a couple of cases, I have seen pictures of these marks.

Aug Mertens
Chromolit (Arthur Wingen)
Alcoso - ACS only, no name
A Evertz - Name only
Gebr Heller Schmalkalden - large anchor
Gebr Heller Schmalkalden - small anchor
F W Holler - name only
Robt Klaas - kissing cranes only, no name
Robt Klaas - kissing cranes, underneath Robt Klaas, no Solingen
Tiger - cat over the word Tiger over Solingen and all across the blade
Tiger - Tiger Solingen then the image of the cat along the blade
Zeitler - Wien one line but etched
Gebr Christians - fork inside of oval
A G Mertz - dsitributor alone or on an Eickhorn marked blade
Schuttlehoffer - hobby horses, no oval
Emil Voos - snake around trunk inside double oval
Emil Voos - snake around trunk, no oval
Max Weyersberg - words alone stamped
Max Weyersberg - WMW bisected by sword inside of a single oval
Paul Weyersberg - words alone inside of oval
WKC - helmet alone
WKC - helmet above WKC, no Solingen
WKC - small helmet above WKC above Solingen
Anton Wingen - Anton Wingen Jr in arch above swordman with arched Solingen underneath
Anton Wingen - words spelled out only
Undine (Kuno Meisenberg)
* I S Wolfertz
* Aesculap



* may not exist, but I have seen pictures of an IS Wolfertz in both Luft1 and in Luft2.


Happy collecting!

John

[Serge M.]

A World Class collection of 2nd Mod. Luftwaffe dagger makers have been so generously graced here by John. Really a treat. Thank You.

I will keep my eye out for those mega rare maker variants.

[Billy G]

Wags, I agree completely, world-class indeed. I seriously doubt if there is a collection of Luft2s out there that comes close. Something to make any collector green with envy with its bredth & scope.

[BlaineLeamon87]

PDL used the logo of a crossed sword with helmet on their TM. On bayonets, one can find only the text of their name or theeir initials.

I have two PDL Luft2s. Both have the same TMs and this is where I break my rule about not collecting grip, scabbard, or other non maker mark variations. The two PDLs differ in their grip configurations, one is a one wire grip the other is a two wire grip.

I guess that all rules have their exceptions, n'est-ce pas?

For the sake of completeness, I will show you both TMs, but they are the same.

Are they a common maker or less seldom seen?

[WW2-Collector]

Wags, I agree completely, world-class indeed. I seriously doubt if there is a collection of Luft2s out there that comes close. Something to make any collector green with envy with its bredth & scope.

Your right must be the best collection ever assembled of 2nd lufts - I am thankful everyday John Z doesn't specialize in army daggers one of the finest people I have had the good fortune to meet in this hobby.

[WW2-Collector]

John I saved this pic years ago and I think it was marked Holler on the other side.

[JohnZ]

Thanks, Tom, both for your kind words and for the picture... I believe that Merz is a distributor and think that I have seen this mark on a bayonet.

Blaine, Luneschloss is a rare maker for Luft2s but only valuable to someone, like me, who collects maker marks. I have seen very rare and hard to find makers going for the same price as Eickhorns or SMFs.

John