Distributor Mark

**wolfeknives** · 01-06-2014, 03:04 AM

I think in many cases the markings are for military retailers selling uniforms, awards and everything military. In other words, they were retailers, not distributers. Having retail info on the blade served as advertising, therefor bigger is better. It would be interesting to know if this was at extra cost from the manufacturer or if the retailers were large enough, the volume of sales warranted the extra work at no extra cost.
Many uniform items, especially navy, are marked with retailers names, mostly Kiel and Hamburg.

Wolfgang

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 01-06-2014 03:04 AM

We also buy and trade your items and full collections!

**Rancid66** · 01-06-2014, 12:14 PM

There is no difference between the distributor and the retailer.
Only some retailer was strong enough to order a sufficient number of blades with their logo.
Take the example from the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
Terzić i Šarkić was a military tailor from Beograd before WW2 . But they also selling and sabers German manufacturing, with its own label.

Regards
Vedran

**Larry C** · 01-06-2014, 12:38 PM

WOW...almost like pouring black paint on a rainbow. No disrespect to Yugoslavia...but I am thinking in terms of German Craftmanship being as a whole entity. I thought the oversized distributor / retailers logo was a bit much...but maybe I am being too puristic? Regards Larry

**Rancid66** · 01-06-2014, 01:58 PM

No Larry, distributor logo is really "big".
I found another simular model on the internet.
Manufacturer is ACS Aolinegn, and the distributor is Oficirska Zadruga.

(I m sorry if i spam topic.)

Regards
Vedran

**Larry C** · 01-06-2014, 03:34 PM

No worries Vedran

your comments are useful

and shows what is not commonly seen.

**Anzel** · 01-06-2014, 04:25 PM

Hello gentlemen,
I agree with all comments regarding the vain yet ugly marks by retailers or distributors. Here is my 2nd model Luftwaffe dagger by FW Holler with the ugly J.G. Merz mark on the front of the blade. I picked this up for a bargain because of its hard life and consequent condition. This will remain in my collection only because of the ugly mark. If I was a Luftwaffe officer I would have passed on these. I am not one of those people who like to go around with a huge printed advertisement on my person!