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05-11-2020 01:54 AM
# ADS
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An interesting company, similar to Durkopp being general manufacturers rather than Solingen blade makers. Elite Diamant did however produce from the start of the TR era type 3, S 84/98 in 1934 under the S/185 code but ending production in 1940, presumably to shift manufacturing focus to other products for the war effort. I particularly like the way they used a trade mark style maker name on their bayonets in the last few years of production. Much nicer than the block letters most other makers used.
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Anderson
An interesting company, similar to Durkopp being general manufacturers rather than Solingen blade makers. Elite Diamant did however produce from the start of the TR era type 3, S 84/98 in 1934 under the S/185 code but ending production in 1940, presumably to shift manufacturing focus to other products for the war effort. I particularly like the way they used a trade mark style maker name on their bayonets in the last few years of production. Much nicer than the block letters most other makers used.
That's one of the big reasons why I like their bayonets so much. When K98 bayonets changed from the early 'S' coding system to the full name designation, most makers went with a generic font when stamping their names. Elite Diamant is pretty unique in the way they stamped their trade mark style name. I for one love the look of the trade mark. I would also really like to get myself a later 'i' coded example someday. Even when these bayonets returned to a coding system, Elite Diamant remained unique as they were the only maker to stamp a single letter for their code.
I've wondered in the past as to what Elite Diamant shifted their focus on when they halted bayonet production in 1940. The company is still in business today making bicycles in Germany, although they are now owned by an American bicycle firm. Their website only briefly touches on the subject of their wartime production. Like many companies who had past relations with the TR they will do their best to distance themselves from that subject. Maybe Diamant shifted their production to something like aircraft components?
Best regards- Jarret
Last edited by Luftwaffe 1941; 05-19-2020 at 04:00 AM.
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Agree with Anderson, I always liked their logo too.
Nice bike. Do you ride it?
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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Yep!
I'll ride it from time to time, but I make sure to go easy on it. It would kill me if I somehow ended up damaging it.
Best regards- Jarret
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I think only three manufacturers used a trademark at some point on the S84/98 bayonets they produced, the other two being Alexander Coppel, who used their scales logo on some government contract bayonets and the other being Ferlach, who originally used their "omc" logo before changing to bym.
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There is possibility Elite Diamant is most real a completation firm, mashining of parts were realised on obtained rohlings. I assume majority of firms make it similar.
The army acceptance probably didnt allow any Trade Mark, omc is in reality caligrafic M for Maschinenhaus, and ACS, AWS of Coppel were used only on Behoerden Modells, which went not per WaA control. b.r.Andy
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