German WWII Numerical Ordnance Codes
Last Updated 02/04/2010 Updates 01/01/2000
Information from sources other than John Walter or Pawlas are identified with the relevant entries. BCN = K98k Bayonet Collector's Network.
Updates 12/04/99
The following table lists the German numerical ordnance codes used in World War II. As usual, I'm not responsible for incorrect information, just for errors in transcription. Please report any errors to me.
Information with strike-out marks like this came from
Wirnsberger's book, and the uncorrected information comes from either John
Walter's or Pawlas' books (see German WWII
Ordnance Codes). Since so few of the numerical codes have been
positively identified, the following list contains all the numerical codes
listed in John Walter's book along with a short description of the items
on which the codes are found.
Often the numerical code is preceeded by a letter such as P (for Patronen, or ammunition cartridge). The manufacturer, however, is identified by the numerical code.
| Code | Manufacturer |
|---|---|
| 14 | Unknown. Found on ammunition components |
| 25 | Unknown. Found on ammunition components ; reported in the August 2000 issue of DWJ to be Metallwerke Treuenbrietzen seit 1925 |
| 27 | B. Geipel GmbH, Waffenfabrik Erma, Erfurt (replaced by ayf); alternatively Feinmechanische Werke, Erfurt (superseded by 'ax'). Found on K98k rifles |
| 28 | Deutsche Waffen- u. Munitionsfabrik AG, Karlsruhe-Durlach (replaced by 'faa'). Found on small arms ammunition and P08 pistols |
| 34 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 42 | Mauser-Werke AG, Oberndorf on the Neckar (replaced by 'byf'). Found on small arms |
| 52 | Unknown. Found on small arms components |
| 67 | H.
|
| 69 | |
| 94 | Kabel- u. Metallwarenfabrik Neumeyer AG, Nuernberg (superseded by 'va'). Found on ammunition |
| 98 |
|
| 120 | Dynamit AG, Hannover-Empelde (replaced by 'emp'). Found on ammunition; reported in the August 2000 issue of DWJ to be Lindener Tonwaren- und Patronenfabrik, Empelde (in 1927 aquired by RWS) |
| 122 | |
| 131 | Deutsche Waffen- u. Munitionsfabrik AG, Berlin-Borsigwalde (superseded by 'asb'). Found on small arms and ammunition |
| 132 | Unknown. Found on ammunition; reported in the August 2000 issue of DWJ to be Kopp, Salzwedel |
| 147 | J.P. Sauer & Sohn, Suhl (superseded by 'ce'). Found on small arms |
| 150 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 151 | Rheinisch-Westfaelische Sprengstoffwerke, Nuernberg-Stadeln (eventually replaced by 'dnf'). Found on ammunition |
| 152 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 153 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 154 | Polte-Werke,
|
| 155 | Believed to have been used by E. & F. Hoerster, Solingen, on SG84/98 |
| 160 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 162 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 163 | Selters Metallwarenfabrik. Found on ammunition |
| 172 | Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 |
| 173 | Believed to have been Elite-Diamantwerk of Siegmar-Schoenau bei Chemnitz. Found on SG84/98 |
| 174 | Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 |
| 175 | Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 |
| 176 | Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 |
| 177 | Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 |
| 178 | Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98; probably Gebr. Heller, per the BCN |
| 181 | Hugo Schneider AG,
|
| 184 | Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 |
| 185 | Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 |
| 186 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 198 | Metallwarenfabrik
|
| 207 | Metallwarenfabrik Odertal GmbH, Oderta (replaced by 'bne'). Found on ammunition |
| 208 | Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers |
| 224 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 237 |
|
| 238 | Unknown. Found on SG84/98 |
| 239 | Unknown, Solingen. Found on SG84/98 |
| 240 | Unknown. Found on SG84/98 |
| 242 | Unknown. Found on SG84/98 |
| 243 | Mauser-Werke AG, Berlin-Borsigwalde (superseded by 'ar'). Found on K98k rifles |
| 244 | Unknown. Found on SG84/98 |
| 245 | 'J.Sch' (J. Schmidt, Riemberg?). Found on SG84/98 |
| 249 | Finower Industriewerk, Finow. Found on ammunition |
| 265 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 270 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 274 | Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers |
| 287 | Unknown. Found on small arms components |
| 315 | |
| 316 | Westfaelische Metallindustrie, Lippstadt (eventually replaced by 'dom'). Found on ammunition and fuses |
| 327 | Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers |
| 334 | Mansfeld AG, Rothenburg an der Saale (superseded by 'fb'). Found on ammunition |
| 337 | Unknown. Found on small arms. Note that Pawlas says this is the code for Gustloff Werke, Weimar |
| 340 |
|
| 345 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 346 | H. Huck, Nuernberg (superseded by 'eom'). Found on ammunition |
| 359 | Unknown. Found on small arms components |
| 369 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 370 | Unknown. Found on ammunition, frequently confused with '379' |
| 379 | Scharfenberg u. Teubert, Breitungen (replaced by 'eba'). Found on ammunition |
| 382 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 397 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 398 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 400 | Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers |
| 405 | Dynamit AG, Durlach (superseded by 'dnh'). Found on ammunition |
| 413 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 414 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 416 | Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers |
| 417 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 423 | Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers |
| 442 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 452 | Unknown. Found on ammunition chargers |
| 457 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 480 | Carl Walther, Zella-Mehlis (superseded by 'ac'). Found on small arms |
| 490 | Unknown. Found on ammunition and chargers |
| 491 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 635 | Munitionsfabrik Woellersdorf, Wien. Found on ammunition and chargers |
| 660 | Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG, Steyr, Austria (superseded by 'bnz'). Found on small arms |
| 757 | Unknown. Found on ammunition |
| 925 |
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| 945 | Waffenfabrik Bruenn AG, Brno, Czechoslovakia. Found on small arms |
| 959 | Unknown. Found on small arms magazines |
| 963 | Unknown. Found on small arms |
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German WWII Alphabetic Ordnance Codes: a-b
German WWII Alphabetic Ordnance Codes: c-e
German WWII Alphabetic Ordnance Codes: f-k
German WWII Alphabetic Ordnance Codes: l-o
German WWII Alphabetic Ordnance Codes: p-z
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