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GGG
11-12-2009, 02:20 PM
Hello everybody!

After a long time of work my book "Deutsche Fertigungskennzeichen bis 1945" about the secret German manufacturer codes up to 1945 is finished.
Maybe someone is interested in it.

Although this topic has been dealt with before, the extent and utility of previous treatments has not been complete in the existing literature. My new book, resulting from long term research, will serve all collectors and military historians as a primary reference for identifying the manufacturers on weapons, ammunition and every kind of military equipment (clothes, pouches, helmets, medals and so on).

The book has more than 500 pages, is sorted in two ways (after codes and after company-names), contains all military code systems (early abbreviations, number-codes, letter-codes, LDO-numbers for medals & insignias and the RZM-numbers for NSDAP- & SS-equipment). I have also added about three pages with identified codes following "ozz" (like "swj" for Steyr and so on). There are many mistakes in names and addresses in the old lists. I have check EVERY name and address, so I hope to have limited the mistakes to the minimum.

The text-part is written in German and English language.
It's very important to know the background and the development of the code systems. I have found many original documents in archives to reproduce the way of the development step by step.

There is no commercial distribution planned to dealers outside Germany, so if someone might be interested, I can only send books from me.
It's not a business, just a hobby.

The price is 30,- EUR in Germany incl. shipping.
In Europe it's 35,- EUR incl. shipping.
To the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan it's 63 USD by airmail incl. shipping.

With best wishes from Germany
Michael Heidler

e-mail: ggbuch@web.de

GGG
11-12-2009, 02:20 PM
some more pictures:

rugerwheels
11-12-2009, 02:39 PM
Michael, if you have not already done so, I would suggest posting on the Luger Forum http://luger.gunboards.com/ and the P.38 Forum http://www.p38forum.com/ .

GGG
11-12-2009, 04:50 PM
Dear Don,
I have posted it there some time ago. It was a great help before the book was finished, because we could solve the mystery of the change of the Spreewerke-code on P38 pistols ("cyq" to "cvq") and add it to the book :) .

Since my publisher is not doing any advertisement I'm trying to do it on my own. There is no money to earn, but I like selling my own book after seven years of research :cool-smiley-1:

With best wishes
Michael

HerrMesser
11-13-2009, 08:46 AM
The mystery is solved. I had wondered just who you were when I received the email.
Would this book be in english for we people here in the US or is a combination of both?

Thanks
Rad

GGG
11-13-2009, 08:52 AM
Well, I have translated the foreword and the text part (about 25 pages) to English language and added it to the book. This part is bilingual. The rest is in German language, but it's only a list with codes, company names and locations. So there should be nothing that you can't understand.

I'm happy that the publisher put my english translation to the book because it is of great help for non-German speaking people. And it helps to understand the development of the code systems.

With best wishes from the home-country of codes :rolleyes:
Michael

GGG
04-27-2010, 04:45 AM
mistake

GGG
08-20-2011, 04:11 AM
Hello everybody,
I just want to inform you that my book "Deutsche Fertigungskennzeichen bis 1945" about the secret German manufacturer codes is sold out now.

I'm trying to get a few left-over copies from a dealer, so please feel free to ask if you still need one.
But that's all and I don't know if there will ever be a reprint in the future.

Please have a look at the attachments!
I have made a list with corrections and supplements for all owners of my book.
The list contains information that I got in the time after the book was finished. It will keep your book up to date ;)

Viele Grüße
With best wishes

Michael Heidler

BTW: The rifle grenade book is still available: http://www.guncollectorsforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6391


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