Animal logos on SA daggers

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Well, the idea to start such a thread originated after the purchase of this beautiful and rare SA dagger from Eduard Gembruch with a fish as makers mark.

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I was wondering how many makers used an animal as their makers mark?

So I took my SA dagger reference books and here’s a list of all animal logos used by SA dagger manufacturers (at least of those I‘ve found in the books).

I have grouped them into categories for easier location and identification. The systematic of the list is: categories in alphabetical order -> animals in alphabetic order -> name of manufacturer (location/city)

If I’ve missed one or didn’t translate correctly, please let me know


Birds
Eagle -> Herder & Co. KG; Adlerblick-Stahlwaren (Solingen-Ohligs)
Eagle -> Hugo Köller Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen)
Ostrich -> Karl Böcker Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen)
Pigeon -> Hugo Servatius Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen)
Rooster -> C. Bertram Reinhard Sohn (Solingen-Wald)
Seagull -> Ernst Römer Stahwarenfabrik (Solingen)
Stork -> Friedrich Wilhelm Backhaus Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen-Ohligs)
Storks -> Robert Klaas Feine Solinger Stahlwaren (Solingen-Ohligs)

Companion animals
Bulldog -> W. Beien & Co. (Solingen)
Horse -> Melzer & Feller (Zella-Mehlis)
Horse -> Solinger Axt- und Hauerfabrik GmbH (Solingen-Wald)
Horse foot -> Otto Linder Stahlwarengrosshandlung (Solingen-Merscheid)

Forest & field animals
Deers -> E. Knecht & Co. Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen)
Fox -> Gustav Voss Messerfabrik (Solingen)
Hare -> Richard Haastert & Büll Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen-Wald)
Squirrel -> Carl Eickhorn Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen)

Insects
Butterfly -> Gebrüder Torley Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen)

Mythical creatures & others
Centaur -> Wilhelm Kober & Co. (Suhl)
Hobbyhorse -> Artur Schüttelhofer & Co. Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen-Wald)
Mermaid -> Cuno Meissenburg (Solingen)

Reptiles
Snake -> Aesculap-Werke; vormals Jetter & Scheerer (Tuttlingen)
Snake -> Emil Voos Waffenfabrik (Solingen)

Water animals
Fish -> Eduard Gembruch Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen-Gräfrath)
Fish -> Josef Hack GmbH Messerwarenfabrik (Steyr)
Fish -> Paul Kohl; Fischer Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen-Foche)
Fishes -> Paul Ebel Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen)
Crawfish -> Peter Daniel Krebs Waffenfabrikation (Solingen)
Otter -> Hugo Berns; Otterwerk Stahlwarenfabrik AG (Solingen-Höhscheid)

Wild animals
Cougar -> Lauterjung & Sohn; Puma-Werk (Solingen)
Gazelle -> Gebrüder Krusius Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen-Wald)
Lion -> C. Lütters & Co. Löwenwerk (Solingen)
Lion -> C. Gustav Spitzer AG Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen)
Lynx -> Carl Tillmanns Söhne KG Stahlwarenfabrik (Solingen)
Tiger -> Lauterjung & Co.; Tiger Stahlwaren- und Waffenfabrik (Solingen)

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So, let‘s see some more animal logos on SA daggers

Here are some snakes from Aesculap

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Another rare bird ... the dove from Hugo Servatius

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How about some wild animals?

Tiger from Lauterjung & Co and cougar from Lauterjung & Sohn

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Tiger & cougar

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The butterfly from the Torley brothers

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Two Bulldogs from W. Beien & Co.

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Fishes from Paul Ebel

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Maybe the most popular ... the squirrel from Carl Eickhorn

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Another very popular one, although not 100% an animal ... the centaur from Wilhelm Kober

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Again, not 100% animals, but this logo still fits into this thread nicely IMO ... the hobbyhorses from Arthur Schüttelhofer (ASSO)

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Lynx from Carl Tillmanns sons

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A hare from Richard Haastert & Büll

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Stork from Friedrich Wilhelm Backhaus