AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN WEAPONS MARKINGS
Military Acceptance Marks
'St.83' = Accepted in Steyr for Austria, on Kropatschek M81 barrel
'Wn [eagle] 70' = Accepted in Wiener-Neustadt near Vienna for the Imperial Army in 1870, on Werndl M67 barrel
'Wn 20' = Post WW1 Austrian acceptance - No Eagle
'Bp [crest] 98' = Accepted for the M.Kir. Honvedseg in Budapest, Hungary in 1898, (Royal Hungarian Army) on M.95 barrel shank
'Hv [eagle] 32' = Heeresverwaltung (Army Administration), Austrian Army acceptance proof mark 1932-38 Picture
'Lw [eagle] date' = Accepted for the Austrian Landwehr, (Royal Austrian Army) marked on barrel shank
'KF [crest} 13' = Unknown Hungarian acceptance in 1913 or 14, found on M.95 barrel shank. Possibly: Központi Fegyvertár - Landwehr-Zentralwaffendepot - Central Weapons Depot
Stamps on the Metal parts
'A' in circle = Post-WW1 Austrian Army property mark - On Frommer Stop
'A.C.' in oval = Italian captured? or war reparation? M.95 rifle barrel shank flange marking
'AZF' = Artilleriezeugsfabrik (Artillery Arsenal Factory) Austro Hungarian capture mark
'B' = Cyrillic V (Vojno = Military) Yugoslavian Kraguyevac (and other) Armory mark - On M95M rifles
'B' under crown = House of Liege Belgian proof mark (Belgian made weapons)
'BMF' = Berndorfer Maschinen Fabrik, Austria, on bayonets, cartridges
'C' Crowned = Yugoslavian mark, on M95 barrel shank
'CE' in oval = Italian captured? or war reparation? M.95 rifle barrel shank marking
'CET' = Cetnivo (Czech Government Police or Gendarmerie) on M.95 buttplates, bayonets
'CHS' = Czech post-WW1 M.95 proofmark
'CM' = Early Czech Army mark, on M.95's
'CRS' = Czech post-WW1 M.95 proofmark
'CSZ' = CzechoSlovenska Zbrojovka, on M.95 bayonets
'DVF' = (Cyrillic A,B,Phi) Darzhavna Voenna Fabrika (State Military Factory, Bulgaria), repaired guns marked
'E.A.IX.' = Erzeugungs Abteilung 9 (Production Department 9) on various Ersatz bayonets
'EN' = Ejercito Nacional (Argentine National Army contract) on Werndl rifles
'F' Crowned = Represents Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, on M1888-M1895 guns
'F.G.GY.' = Fegyver es Gepgyar symbol, on Hungarian made receivers, bayonets, 1891-1918
'CHS' = Czech post-WW1 M.95 proofmark
'H' under a Crown = Yugoslavian mark, on M95 barrel shank
'K' = 'Kontroll' Steyr inspection stamp, on small parts
'KR-23' = Polish marked M.95 Picture
'M' Crowned = Yugoslavian mark, on M95M stock
'NI' under crown = Nikita I, king of Montenegro (on Montenegrin Gasser)
'NPv' = Nitro-Proof mark on Austro Hungarian pistols
'OEWG' = The Steyr Factory Symbol, on numerous receivers M90 or prior models, bayonets
'P' in a box = Polish inspection mark
'R' = Budapest manufacture, on small parts
'S4' after Lion = Czech Military District Hradec Kralove
'T' circled = Tiegelgussstahl Gun rebarrelled with a new type quality steel (Austrian mark). Also on post-WW1 Czech guns Picture
'T' Crowned = Yugoslavian Nitro proof mark, on M.95 barrel at the receiver
'v' = Small inspection mark on Czech owned guns barrels or receivers
'VF' (Cyrillic B and phi) Voenna Fabrika (Military Factory, Bulgaria), repair mark Picture
'WP' = W. Perkun, Polish bayonet manufacturer
'Z' = Zbrojownia (Armory) Polish repair facility marks
'Zb Kr' = Zbrojownia Krakow, Polish marked bayonet Picture
'Zbr-1' = Zbrojownia 1, Polish Arsenal depot mark
Stamps on the Wood parts
'AOI' = Africa Orientale Italiana, or Italian East Africa
'AT3' cyrillic for ATZ = Artiljerijskio Technicki Zavod (Artillery Technical Factory), in Kragujevac, Serbia
'BT3' cyrillic for VTZ = Vojno Technicki Zavod (Military Technical Factory), in Kragujevac, Serbia
'CAS' = Corpo Arabo Somalo (Somalian Arab-Muslim Unit under Italian control)
'CS' 'Csendorseg (Hungarian Gendarmerie), on buttstock
'KÁB' = Kozponti Átveteli Bizottsag (Central Acceptance Committe, 1932-1944), on buttstock of 31.M
'KIA' = Kirkee Arsenal, India. British captured Italian guns in Africa, used mostly for training in India
'PI' cyrillic P (greek pi) = Russian mark on captured guns
'RZK' = Remontni Zavod Kragujevac = Repair Arsenal Kragujevac, M95 buttstocks
'RZM' = ReichsZeugMeisterei. Inspection/acceptance mark on German-used M.95's in WW2
Unit Marks:
Sample: '5.LR.258
Explanation: The first number designates the Unit Number, 5 means 5th.
The letters in the middle are Unit Name abbreviations, LR means Landwehr Regiment
The last number group is the Weapon Number, 258 means Weapon Number 258
A few Unit Name abbreviations:
BHR = Bosnian-Herzegowinian (Infantry) Regiment
HN = Hranicafsky prapor (Frontier Battallion) Post WW1 Czechoslovakia
HR = Husarenregiment (The 13th was in Budapest, Hungary)
L.St.B. = Landstrum (Ready Reserve) Battallion, on Werndl M67
LAR = Leichtes Artillerieregiment, Post WW1 M95 buttplate
LR = Landwehr Regiment, on M95 buttplate
L.U.R = Landwehr Ulanen Regiment (Roth-Steyr M07)
R = Infantry Regiment, on M95 buttplate
SB = Sappeurbattaillon (pioneer battalions of K.u.K)
U.R. = Ulanen Regiment (Roth-Steyr M07)
ZW = ArtillerieZeugsdepot, on M95 buttplate
Ammo Markings
'AH' superimposed = Allami Hadianyaggyar (State Military Factory), Budapest, Hungary
'CA' [year] = Sofia Arsenal ammo marking
'M' in circle = Czech Bratislava ammo marking
'ML' superimposed = Magyar Loszermuvek Rt. (Hungarian AmmoFactory Co, Veszprem, Hungary)
'VF' (Cyrillic B and phi) Voenna Fabrika (Military Factory, Bulgaria), on cartridges Picture
Rampant Lion = Bulgarian mfg. ammo
Two Headed Eagle = Austrian ammo (Munitionsfabrik Wollersdorf) until 1938
German Eagle = Austrian 8x56R ammo from 1938
Ammo Box Markings
'Eles Tolteny' = Live Ammunition (Hungarian)
'P635' = P-Code 635 factory (Hirtenberger Patronenfabrik, Austria)
'Rottw.' = Powder type made by German powder maker RWS in Rottweil
'S-Patronen' = Spitze Cartridge (Austrian)
'10 Stück' = 10 Pieces (Austrian)
'10 Darab' = 10 Pieces (Hungarian)
Ammo Clip Markings
'GR' = Georg Roth, Vienna, until 1918 (Hirtenberger after WW1)
'H' = Hirtenberger Patronenfabrik, Austria
'W' = Wollersdorf Factory, Austria
'W' = Weiss Manfred Muvek, Hungary
UNKNOWN Markings
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'Ars Ar' - on M95 bayonet blade
'CK' - on M95 buttstock Picture
'E' in circle - on Hungarian 35.M and 43.M rifles
'KF' [shield] Date - Hungarian acceptance mark 'KF' in place of the normal 'Bp'. Found with 1913-14 dates
'KK6' in a circle on the barrel below the S on a Budapest M95
'M' on right side of the receiver
'MO' on M95 bayonet blade, believed to be Czech marking
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