Anyone who has looked at German arms and militaria from WWII and the years prior will be familiar with the 3-letter (or number) code system used to obscure where production was taking place. The more common codes are well known, but there are hundreds of smaller manufacturing companies or job shops that are much more difficult to identify. Well, not anymore. Michael Heidler of Germany has a book listing every one of these codes with its associated company and location (hundreds of pages worth):
Herr Heidler’s email address is ggbuch@web.de, and if you drop him a line he will be happy to get a copy of his book on its way to you. It’s written in both English and German, and if you focus on collecting German arms and equipment it’s a great resource!
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There was an AAA production code? Those are my initials. What manufacturer was it and which guns does it appear on? Imagine being able to say, “Yes. This gun is mine. It has my initials”.
aaa was for a company called August Wagner, located in what is today Saxony. I have no idea what specifically they manufactured, though.