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WWII German M1911 K98 Pouch Manufacturers (ABC)

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 and not bolded have not been verified by a clear photo image or in person. There are currently 53 manufacturers and 91 images listed on this page. Latest image is BERNHARD MEYER LEDERW. FABRIK GRONAU i. HANN 1937.

[ABC]  DEF  GHI  JKL  MNO  PR  STVW

Manufacturer	Stempel	Year	Description	Source
A. DAHL BARMEN		1936		Foto courtesy VictoryMilitaria.com
A. DAHL W.-BARMEN	See also maker code "cwt" (42), Alexander Dahl Gerberei. Source: kmh notes.
		1938		kmh
		1939		kmh
		1940		eBay
A. FISCHER BERLIN C/2		1938		WAF4519
A.FISCHER GUTTSTADT		1933	Nice early pouch, unit marked to "J.R. 105"	Foto courtesy Maxim Lukin ww2.ru
		1935		eBay.de (2)
		1937	Eagle over M on belt strap. Photo used by permission Eduardo (WAF/km-spain) of Spain.1 Guttstadt/ O. Preussen2	WAF591051, kmh2
		1937		Henrik Raske/kmh (pic)
		1939		eBay
		1941		Foto courtesy WAF/Mr.Nemos
A. GRüLL WIEN		1938		kmh
		1940		Foto courtesy MCF/hemp79
		1941		kmh
		1942		kmh
A. HELLMUTH BERLIN		1942	Previously unknown manufacturer; first character is hard to read but looks to be an "A.".	eBay (vetbuy)
A. JEURGENS GOCH		1939		eBay
		1941	Oval around maker text	kmh (2), eBay.de (pic)
A. König Karlsruhe - Knielingen		1938		kmh
A.WALDHAUSEN KÖLN		1935		kmh, eBay (pic)
		1936		eBay
		1937		kmh
		1938		CollectRussia
		1938		kmh, eBay(pic)
		1939	Brown leather dyed black, stitching, alum.hardware, D-ring, open style belt straps	Foto courtesy Maxim Lukin ww2.ru
A. Wunderlich Nfg. Berlin		1933		kmh
ACKVA LEDERWAREN G.m.b.H. Bad Kreutznach	See also LEDERWERKE KARL ACKVA A.G. BAD KREUZNACH (1936) and CARL ACKVA LEDERFABRIK BAD KREUTZNACH (1936-39), and CARL ACKVA BAD KREUTZNACH (1940-42)
		(none)	Possibly post war; all pouches seen are in stone mint condition . No date present.	WAF-119762, WAF-218743
Adam Reinhold Mainz	See also REINHOLD ADAM MAINZ (1935-36). Kim's record showed this name as "Adam Reinhold" but it may not be correct.
		1935		kmh
Adam Reinhold Oberursel (Taunus)		1940		kmh
		1941		kmh
		1942		kmh
ALBIN SCHOLLE ZEITZ		1935	Date stamp is below the oval.	kmh, ebay (pic)
		1936		kmh, eBay.de(pic)
		1937		kmh (3)
		1939		Stinch / 20090111-02
		1940		ebay.de
		1942		eBay
		1942	Black leather, stitching, steel hardware, D-ring, open style belt straps.	Foto courtesy Maxim Lukin ww2.ru
		194?		kmh
ALEXANDER HERMES SOLINGEN		1938		mbertram.de
		1939		kmh (2), ebay (pic)
		1940		eBay.de
		1941		eBay
bdr	Maker code for Richard Ehrhardt Lederwarenfabrik in Pössneck / Thüringen See R. EHRHARDT POESSNECK
		41	Transitional?	MCF/Hemp79
		43		kmh
bdt	Maker code for Salewa Lederwarenfabrik G.m.b.H. in München. Maker code found on a tornister (backpack) dated 41.
		43	Vertical stitching on pocket lids, late pattern.	WAF194161, kmh/Henrick (pic)
BERNHARD MEYER LEDERW. FABRIK GRONAU i. HANN		1937		Foto courtesy Maxim Lukin ww2.ru
BERNHARD MEYER GRONAU (HANN)		1939		eBay (pic), kmh
		1939		kmh
		1941		kmh
		1941		cp/waf
Bez.Verb. N.sach. Satt. Inn. Hannover		1933		kmh
Bez.Verband d. Sattlet MITTELDSCHLD SITZ EISLEBEN		1938		eBay
BIERTZ VIERSEN		1942	Black leather, "Viersen/Rhld."	kmh
		1942	Black leather	Stinch / 20070421
BLUME & EFFNERT MÜLLROSE Bez. Ff.o		1936		kmh
		1937		kmh, eBay.de(pic)
		1937		kmh
		1938		ebay
		1939		eBay.de
		1940		eBay
		1942		eBay
		1943	Black leather	kmh(2)
bmd	Maker code for Max G. Müller Fab. für L.waren. in Nürnberg O.
		43		kmh, eBay(foto and date)
bmg	Maker code for Ignaz Storek, Brünn
		4?		WAF4519
bml /	Maker code for Hans Römer Fab. F. Heeresaus. in Neu-Ulm / Donau
		41	"bml / 41"	eBay
		42	"bml / 42"	kmh, eBay(pic)
		43	Black leather, stitching, steel hardware, D-ring, open style belt straps. "bml / 43"	Foto courtesy Maxim Lukin ww2.ru
BRAIER Frankfurt-M		1941	Black leather.	eBay (pic), kmh
		1941		eBay
		1942		Photo used by permission - Brian
Brettschnider Mährische Schönberg		1939		khm
Bruno Leuner Bretnig		1936	Unit marked in ink to "4 / AR 50"	Photo courtesy Tim Ryan
		1942	Black leather	khm(2)
BUCH MÜLLER STUTTGART		1936		Photo courtesy MCF/hemp79
		1938		eBay.de
		1939		khm(2), eBay(pic)
C. HEINICHEN DRESDEN	This manufacturer used an abbreviated first name (C. = Carl) for the years 1936-37. For 1935, see "Carl Heinichen" below.
		1936		Stinch / 20070114
		1936	Weimar eagle over M. (The area around eagle has been enhanced for clarity).	WAF59105, Foto used by permission Eduardo (WAF/km-spain) of Spain
		1937		Stinch / 20080116
		1938		khm(4)
		1939		khm
		1943		khm
C. Otto Gehrckens PINNEBERG	Scripted manufacturer name
		1936		eBay.de
		1937		eBay.de
		1938		eBay.de (pic), khm(2)
		1939		Stinch / 20071206
		1939		Stinch / 20071219 and the WAF
		1939		Stinch / 20080116-02
		1941		eBay.de
C. Otto Gehrckens PINNEBERG	Maker appears to have stopped using scripted name in 1942
		1942		khm(3), eBay.de(pic), Collectors Guild
		1942		eBay.de
C. Pose Leder G.m.b.H. Berlin		1935		khm(2)
		1936	"C.Pose-Leder" with paper label "Matthias Hofer" and "Gend. Patrlt."	Stinch / 20080508
		1937		mbertram.de (buy), eBay (Rick)
C. POSE WEHRAUSRUSTUNGEN		1940		MCF/Hemp79
		1942		eBay
C. Pose Wehrausr. Berlin O34		1936		khm
		1940		khm
C. RIESE Berlin SO16		1936		Foto used by permission Frank W of Germany
		1937		khm
		1939		eBay.de
		1940	Black leather	kmh
		1940		eBay
		1941	Black leather	kmh
		1942	Black leather	WAF4519, mbertram.de, kmh
		1943		eBay
CARL ACKVA LEDERFABRIK BAD KREUTZNACH	See also LEDERWERKE KARL ACKVA A.G. BAD KREUZNACH (1936), ACKVA LEDERWAREN G.m.b.H. Bad Kreutznach (no date), and CARL ACKVA BAD KREUTZNACH (1940-42)
		1936		Stockholm Military Antiques
		1937		mbertram.de, WAF119762, Stinch/20061005-01(pic)
		1937		Stinch / 20061221
		1937	Hand written "73" inside middle lid, likely post war added. All dark brown leather.	Stinch / 20070730-01 (I had notes "LW marked and named to soldier "Flieger Stocker"", not so)
		1938		eBay(pic),mbertram.de
		1939		kmh
CARL ACKVA BAD KREUTZNACH	See also LEDERWERKE KARL ACKVA A.G. BAD KREUZNACH (1936), CARL ACKVA LEDERFABRIK BAD KREUTZNACH (1936-39) and ACKVA LEDERWAREN G.m.b.H. Bad Kreutznach (no date)
		1940		kmh
		1940	Text "BAD KREUTZNACH" is in a straight line, date is below all text.	eBay
		1940	Maker appears to have dropped the text "LEDERFABRIK" by 1940. KM Marked, text "BAD KREUTZNACH" is in an arc. Date is in the center.	eBay.de
		1941	Text is in an arc and date in the center.	eBay.de
		1941	Two pocket pouch, same stamp as 1941 pouch above. Steel and aluminum hardware, but no hardware on back.	Stinch / 20071115
		1942		kmh(2) - "KM type 3 eagle"
CARL BUSSE MAINZ		1935		khm
		1936		Foto courtesy Maxim Lukin ww2.ru
		1938		WAF4519
		1938		Foto courtesy Maxim Lukin ww2.ru
		1939		WAF138545, kmh(2)
CARL CLAUBERG & CO. SOLINGEN		No date	Black leather, rare pouch stamped with name and "0/1032/0001", no "RBNr".	kmh(2), WAF85694,
		No date	Black leather, rare pouch that is double stamped with maker name and RBNr "0/1032/0001", no "RBNr" text prefix.	Stinch / 20081121-01
		No date	Black leather	Stinch / 20081121-02
CARL HEINICHEN DRESDEN		1935	Difficult to read maker marks	kmh(2), Stinch / 20071210 (Weimar Eagle)
CARL HEPTING & Co. STGT. FEUERBACH	Stuttgart - Feuerbach
		1939		kmh
		1940	Small eagle and swastika KM acceptance stamp on belt strap.	Stinch / 20071110-01
		1940		kmh
		1941		WAF4519
		1942		kmh, image ebay (rosebud56)
CARL KUNTZE PENIG - SA	SA = Saxony (German: Sachsen) now in the modern day district of Mittelsachsen.
		1935	This pouch has a large steel rivet at each corner of the three pocket lids.	Stinch / 20090111-01
		1939		khm
		1940		Foto used by permission Chris of Oslo, Norway.
		1942		eBay
cgn	Maker code for Jos. Poeschl's Söhne in Rohrbach / Oberdonau
		42		khm
		43		khm
cgu	Maker code for W. K. Stolla Söhne in Wien 65 (Vienna), Austria
		42		eBay
		43		eBay
cky	Maker code for Landeslieferungs-Genossenschaft Nordmark Sattler- & Tapezier-Handwerk, Hamburg 36. See also L.L. Nordmark
		44		eBay
		44	Black leather, late pattern. The "c" is weak but can be just seen to the left.	eBay, this one pouch ended up selling for $107.00!
clg	Maker code for Ernst Melzig Lederwaren in Liegnitz (PL)
		41		kmh
Conrad Heucken & Co Aachen		1939		kmh
cqr	Maker code for Lederwerk Sedina Sportatikelfabrik in Finkenwalde
		41		kmh
CURT VOGEL COTTBUS	See LEDERWARENWERK CURT VOGEL COTTBUS
cwt	Maker code for Alexander Dahl of Wuppertal-Barmen Source - khm notes
		42		kmh
cxb	Maker code for Joseph Moll Lederwarefab. of Goch / Rhld
		40		kmh
cxm	Maker code for G.GENSCHOW & Co A.G. of BERLIN SO36. It is not known if any K98 pouches exist with this code.

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