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WWII German M1911 K98 Pouch Manufacturers (DEF)

This list is by no means nor will it ever be completed. Sources listed as starting with a number string (200xxxxx) are from my personal collection. As I find various manufacturers of K98 pouches, I'll post them here. If you have one that you would like put on the list or if you see any errors, please contact me. Images below are copyright by their respective owners. I make every attempt to contact the owners but it is not always possible. Images and information here are for research only and is meant to help the militaria collecting community. "KM" in the comments/description column indicates Kriegsmarine (Navy), LW is Luftwaffe (Air Force) Manufacturer names shown in bold are listed exactly as the text case (UPPER/lower) was stamped on the pouch. Manufacturer names that are listed not bolded have not been verified by a clear photo image or in person. There are currently 35 manufacturers and 56 images listed on this page. Latest image on this page is "Fritz Moewes BERLIN 1943".

ABC  [DEF]  GHI  JKL  MNO  PR  STVW

Manufacturer	Stempel	Year	Description	Source
dde	Military letter code for Robert Larsen, Berlin SW68 . It is unknown if any k98 ammunition pouches exist with this code.
dfc	Military letter code for L. Ritgen, Karlsruhe
		1943	This pouch is missing rivets on a belt strap, but it is the first 'dfc' maker code that I have heard of.	Stinch / 20080329
dla	Military letter code for Karl Barth Militäreffekten Fab. in Waldbröl /Rhld
		40		kmh
		41		kmh
		42		kmh
		43	Black leather late pattern. Maker in 43 used two rivets on equipment loop for "D" ring, four rivets on equipment loop for rectangular ring. Two variations of lid straps attachment, two rows of horizontal stitching or row vertical rivets.	eBay, mbertram (3218), kmh
dlu	Military letter code for Ewald Lüneschloss in Solingen
		42		kmh
		43		kmh
dmb	Military letter code for Ludwig Schröder K-G. in Ansbach / Bayern
		45		kmh, foto used by permission Marcel P.
		45		Foto used by permission Ed Stroh
dtu	Military letter code for G. J. Ensink & Co. Specialfab. Militär. in Ordruf/Thüringen
		42		kmh
dtv	Military letter for C. Otto Gehrckens in Pinneberg. It is unknown if any k98 ammunition pouches exist with this code.
				(none found)
DUCHSCH WALTER PETERSDORF 1 / RDGB.		1942	Black leather	kmh
		1943		eBay
dvx	Military letter code for Sattlerwarenfabrik Ferdinand Stiegler, Mainz
		42		kmh
dvy	Military letter code for L.L.G. Pfälzischer Sattler & Tapezier-Meister eGmbH, Speyer / Rhld
		41		kmh
		44		kmh
dxh	Military letter code for Lieferungsgenossenschaft for Tapezier & Sattlernandwerk, Wirtschaftsgebiet eGmbH
		1941		eBay
dyo	Military letter code for J.M. Eckart Lederwaren, Ulm-Donau
		42		kmh
		43		kmh
E.G.LEUNER BAUTZEN	Military code for this maker is "bla". Text is enclosed with an oval and a "x" on either side of year. Oval ring is 15.5mm by 10mm.
		1935		kmh(2)
		1936		eBay
		1937		kmh(2)
		1938		Stinch / 20070301-02
E.G. LEUNER G.m.b.H. BAUTZEN	Maker text and date surrounded by an oval. "G.m.b.H." text added
		1939	Difficult to tell from the picture, but appears to be "EG LEUNER GmbH". If so, this would confirm that the maker likely began using the added text "G.m.b.H." in 1939.	eBay
		1941		kmh
		1941		eBay(pic)
		1942		kmh
		1942		eBay(pic)
		1942		Stinch / 20080510
		1943	Black leather	kmh
		1943		Photo credit Calvin Hall (WAF)
E. Härring Erlangen		1937	One pouch named to soldier Karl Kern	WAF/Erwin L(2). These are ex-kmh pouches
		1937		kmh(3). Two of these are above.
		1942		Collectors Guild
E. Kammler Görlitz		1943	Black leather	kmh
E. LÜNESCHLOSS SOLINGEN	Maker stamp includes a three-legged symbol below date stamp
		1936		ebay.de
		1937		eBay
		1938		kmh
		1939		kmh, WAF / Jaegermeister (pic)
		1940	Backing plates for rivets are steel.	Purchased from Stockholm Military Antiques, (Stinch / 20071214-02)
		1940		kmh
		1940		kmh
		1942		Leondes/WAF
		1943		kmh
E. O. Götze & Sohn Gersdorf		1940		mbertram.de, eBay.de(pic)
		1941		mbertram.de
		1943		kmh
E. Schädel Unruhstadt		1942		kmh
E. ZELLER LIMBURG		No date	Black leather	kmh, image is the kmh pouch
Eduard Sommeretz ?? Elberfeldt		No date		kmh
Ehrhardt & Kirsten Taucha / (Leipzig)		1940		kmh
Enders Viersen	Viersen /Rhld., Germany
		1944	Black leather	eBay.de, kmh(2)
eng 2/41			Black leather	mbertram.de
enn				WAF/Glenn
erg	Military letter code for A. Döppert Treibreimenfabrik, Kitzingen
		41		kmh
ERICH SCHULER HAMBURG 15		1935	Chocolate brown leather	Stinch / 20070606
ERICH SCHÜLER HAMBURG 1		1936	Unit stamped on inside lid "2./PZ.ABW.15 I"	Stinch / 20070428-02
		1936	Unit stamped on inside lid strap "6/A.R.5"	eBay.de
		1937		Stockholm MIlitary Antiques
		1937	Inside lid of center pocket is Luftwaffe stamped "LBA BL38".	Militaria Mart
		No Date Visible	Photo used by permission. No eagle over swastika, "M" in circle	Shannon Griffin
		1938		kmh
ett	Military letter code for L.L.G. in Würtemberg & Hohenzollern, Stuttgart-W
		194?	Black leather, late pattern pouch. There doesn't appear to be a year number after the "194".	Stinch / 20070209
		1942		kmh
		1943		kmh
EUGEN HUBER MÜNCHEN	Military letter code for this manufacturer is "ftt"
		1935	KM Weimar eagle over "M" acceptance stamp.	Stinch / 20081221-01
		1935		Picture used by permission Kevin (norwest78/MCF)
		1937	KM Weimar eagle over "M" acceptance stamp	WAF59105, Stinch
		1939		Stinch/20061130
F. Grosse Dresden/Radebaul		1939		kmh
F.W. Rosenbaum Breslau	Military letter code for this manufacturer is "ggu" although it is not known if any K98 pouches exist with this code.
		1934		eBay thanks Dan
		1935		kmh
		1936		Stockholm Military Antiques
		1938		Stinch
		1939		kmh
		1941		eBay.de
fkv	Maker code for LLG Thüringen, unknown if any K98 pouches exist with these letters.
fkx	Maker code for Gustav Sudbrack in Bielefeld, Königstrasse 59
		No Date	Black leather	mbertram.de
FR. AUG. MÜHLENFELDT G.M.B.H BARMEN		1936		WAF/Alex
		1940		kmh, eBay(pic)
FR. OFFERMAN u. SOHNE BENSBERG		1938		kmh
		1939		kmh
		1939		Photo courtesy WAF/javi_e
		1939		Photo courtesy MCF/hemp79
		1940		kmh(2), eBay (foto)
		1941	Semi-circular maker stamp. Eagle has two SS runes followed by the letters "ZZA". Very early war "late pattern" pouch dated 1941, discussed on the WAF.	Stinch / 20071218
FRANZ BREHME WALSRODE		1936		kmh(2)
		1937		WAF59105
		1937	Photo used by permission Eduardo (WAF/km-spain) of Spain	WAF59105
		1938	Photo used by permission Eduardo (WAF/km-spain) of Spain	WAF59105
		1938		Stinch / 20070609-01
		1938		Stinch / 20080429
		1938		Stinch / 20070330-02
		1939		eBay
		1939		kmh(2)
		1940		Stinch / 20070804
		1940	Example in authors collection has a "Stacked Circle" design KM acceptance stamp.	kmh(2), Stinch / 20100118-01
		1941		eBay
		1941	KM marked, black leather, transitional pattern	Stinch / 20070130
		1942		Stinch / 20080806
		1942		eBay.de
		1943	Large stylized eagle KM acceptance stamp on belt strap	Stinch / 20071110-02
		1943	Rare combination of components.	kmh
FRANZ COBAU BERLIN		1935		eBay
		1936		kmh
		????		Photo courtesy MCF/hemp79
Frdr. Hanncke jun. Berlin - Tegel		1939		eBay
		1940		kmh
Friea Schafer Ulm/Do.		1941	VERY unusual mix of two lid pockets sewn and one with rivets. May be "Fried." Note: Lid straps were repaired.	Stinch / 20090218-01
Friedrich Offermann und Söhne, Bensberg	Maker also known as "dkk". Unknown if any K98 pouches exist with this letter code.
		1939		WAF59105
Fritz Moewes BERLIN		1943		kmh, eBay (pic)
FROST & JAHNEL BRESLAU		1935		kmh
		1936	Tank defense training school stamp under outer pocket lid ink stamped: "Panz.Abw.Lehrkp. 3.Komp."	WAF199695, Stinch / 20070317
		1938	Eagle over 'M'. Breslau is now Wroclaw, Poland	Militaria Mart
		1938		kmh
ftb	Maker code LLG in Karlsruhe-Hagsfeld
		42		eBay
		43		eBay.uk
		44		kmh
ftq	Maker code "ftq" is for LL.G. Sachsen-Anh. / Magdeburg1
		1942	Undyed leather. "1" over "33" stamped on equipment loop.	Stinch / 20070310-02 1Code info kmh

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