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Few question about German markings

Kometa

New Member
Hello !
I’m happy that found this great forum here is my first post.
After revision of my grenade I found that some markings that I can’t read and decipher


First on cap of M43:
Looks like nxx ? 4dC23g20t7U.jpg


Second is Richard Rinker can ink stamp St ? never see something similar

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Third I know only Do - donarit, all other stamp is mystery for me gwd/wgd/ bhg(or b) 40 Also cap is yellow under yellow I see blue, I read that germans 'joke' and repainted red cap at blue but blue at yellow never hear. May be someone know something about it.

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Last cap from M24 by Richard Rinker WaA without digits (?) or I just can’t see them ?juqtrMkU0hc.jpg
 
nxx = Getzner, Mutter & Cie. Bludenz/Vorarlberg.
gwd = Hemmelskamp, Celluloid und Metallwarenfabrik, Bielefeld.
bhg = Pohlig A-G, Koeln-Zollstock.
bhb = Metallwerk Elektra GmBH, Gummersbach/Rhld.
 
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