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Originally posted by Mr. Jerry:
Just out of curiosity, is the list shown from a wartime published list of RZM accepted manufacturers or is the list collector based on examples found.
Hi, Jerry.
Unfortunately, there is no such single period documentation source which lists which makers were ever contracted to manufacture which insignia in which years using which markings. There are, of course, listings of manufacturers authorized to manufacture insignia of some sort or another by the RZM and the manufacturer code assigned to each, but not which insignia each was under contract to produce. Also, keep in mind that manufacturers were under contract at diferent times directly with the SS, rather than the RZM. Accordingly, various insignia from the same manufacturer will display an RZM code, an SS contract number, or, in one rare case (the Zimmermann M1/72 499/42 eagle), both.
Brad
