WaffenAmt Codes
Waffenamt (WaA) was the German Army Weapons Agency. It was founded 8 November 1919 as Reichwaffenamt (RWA), and 5 May 1922 the name was changed to Heereswaffenamt (HWA). The Heeresabnahmestelle was part of this organization and was responsible for the testing and acceptance of all weapons, equipment and ammunition before delivery to the Wehrmacht. Waffenamt inspection departments were established in each factory and Waffenamt codes were the German inspection proof mark.
When an officer was commissioned, he received a set of stamps with his assigned number and was posted to an inspection team. All team members used his stamps. The stamps moved with him if he was posted to a different team.
Not all WaffenAmt numbers have information available. This table includes information compiled for each identified WaffenAmt number, Included are any company codes, company names, and year dates found stamped or printed on items with that number. Different WaffenAmt numbers can be seen together, usually when a part was inspected, then inspected again after the item was assembled. The swastica was added to the WaffenAmt eagle in 1933.
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WaffenAmt Examples
WaffenAmt - Pre-1933
WaffenAmt - Pre-1933
WaffenAmt - Pre-1933
WaffenAmt - Pre-1933
WaffenAmt - 1933 and later - metal
WaffenAmt - 1933 and later - wood
WaffenAmt - 1933 and later - leather
WaffenAmt - 1933 and later - cloth (ink stamp)
WaffenAmt - 1933 and later - porcelain
WaffenAmt - 1933 and later
WaffenAmt - 1933 and later - ink stamp
WaffenAmt - 1933 and later - ink stamp
WaffenAmt Codes
WaffenAmt Code Company Code Company Name WaffenAmt Code Company Code Company Name
WaA1 337 Berlin-Suhler Waffenwerke, Suhl 1937-40 WaA221 e Herman K鰄ler, Altenburg 1942
WaA1 bcd Gustloff-Werke, Weimar 1941-45 WaA229 S/238 Unknown, 1935
WaA4 - Otto Sindel, Berlin 1934 WaA234 - F. u. K. Voegels, K鰈n 1936
WaA4 337 Berlin-Suhler Waffenwerke, Suhl 1937-39 WaA234 - Karl B鯿ker, Waldbr鰄l 1936
WaA4 936 Gustloff-Werke, Weimar 1940 WaA241 S/42 Mauserwerk, Oberndorf 1935
WaA8 - Carl Weiss, Braunschweig 1934, 40 WaA243 ab Mundlos AG, Magdeburg 1938, 41-42
WaA10 K Manufacturing Objekte Karl Frankreich WaA250 - F. Herder, Solingen 1937
WaA14 emj Adalbert Fischer, Berlin 1940, 42 WaA251 - Star B. Echeverria S.A. Eibar
WaA14 dde Robert Larsen, Berlin 1941 WaA251 - Unceta y Compania S.A. Guernica
WaA14 jsd G. Reinhardt, Berlin 1941 WaA251 - Manufacture D'Armes des Pyrenees, Hendaye
WaA14 cmr Hawig, Berlin 1941, 43 WaA251 - Manufacture D'Armes des Bayonne, Bayonne
WaA14 hft Becker & Co., Berlin 1942 WaA251 jwh S.A.C.(chatellerault) M. 1941-44
WaA14 fuq,ksd Curt Vogel, Cottbus 1942-43 WaA253 S/174 Unknown, 1935-37
WaA18 - A. Wunderlich, Berlin 1927 WaA253 S/176,S/178 Unknown, 1936
WaA18 - G. Reinhardt, Berlin 1937 WaA253 S/242 Unknown, 1936-37
WaA18 bcd Gustloff-Werke, Weimar WaA253 S/172 Unknown, 1937
WaA19 WwSu Westfalische Waffenfabrik 1940 WaA253 S/175 Carl Eickhorn, Solingen 1936-40
WaA20 cnx Gustav Appel, Berlin-Spandau WaA253 S/155 E. u. F. H鰎ster, Solingen 1937-40
WaA22 S/173 Hugo Schneider AG., Leipzig 1934 WaA253 - F. Herder Solingen 1937,39-40
WaA23 bml Hans R鰉er Neu-Ulm, Donau 1943-44 WaA253 - Ernst Pack u. S鰄ne, Solingen 1937, 39-40
WaA25 ddl Josua Cort, Remscheid 1943-44 WaA253 - Berg & Co., Solingen 1937-39
WaA26 S/237,237 Die Berlin-L黚ecker Maschinenfabriken, L黚eck 1936-38 WaA253 - Clemen & Jung, Solingen 1938-39
WaA26 S/243,243,ar Mauser-Werke, Borsigwalde 1938-44 WaA253 - Rich. Herder, Solingen 1938
WaA27 dlv Deut. Edelstahlwerke Remscheid J.G., Bayer 1941 WaA253 - F. W. H鰈ler, Solingen 1938, 40
WaA29 - Reinhardt, Posseneck 1937-40 WaA253 - A. Coppel, Solingen 1937, 39-40
WaA37 - Gebr. Heller, Marienthal bei Schweina 1939-40 WaA253 - WKC, Solingen, 1937-38, 40
WaA37 147,ce Sauer und Sohn, Suhl 1939-44 WaA253 ddl Josua Cort, Remscheid 1937-40
WaA37 122,fxo Haenel, Suhl 1940 WaA253 - P. Weyersberg, Solingen 1938-40
WaA38 bmd Max G. M黮ler, N黵nberg WaA253 - Mundlos AG, Magdeburg 1940
WaA41 jhg G. Genschow (Geco), Berlin 1942, 44 WaA270 cxb Goch, Rhld.
WaA41 gut W. Sch黵mann, Bielefeld WaA272 dtv C. O. Gehrckens, Pinneberg 1941
WaA42 - Gebr. Klinge, Dresden 1936 WaA279 dtv C. O. Gehrckens, Pinneberg 1940-42, 44
WaA42 - C. Heinichen, Dresden 1937 WaA279 dlu, DLU E. L黱eschloss, Solingen 1943
WaA44 - Autounion WaA279 dtu G. J. Entsink, Ohrdruf 1941
WaA47 cgn Unknown, 1941 WaA280 S/27 Erma und Geipel, Erfurt 1935-37
WaA47 cgu Strolla's S鰄ne, Wien 1940 WaA280 27,ax Erma, Erfurt 1938-41
WaA47 erg A. D鰌pert, Kitzingen 1940 WaA280 S/243,243 Mauser-Werke, Borsigwalde 1938
WaA47 cey K. Budischovsky, Wien 1940-41 WaA280 cww Carl Weiss, Braunschweig 1942
WaA49 - Mauser-Werke, Borsigwalde WaA280 ce Sauer und Sohn, Suhl 1942-44
WaA49 S/147K Sauer und Sohn, Suhl 1934 WaA286 jhg G. Genschow, Berlin 1938, 40-42
WaA49 S237 Die Berlin-L黚ecker Maschinenfabriken, L黚eck 1