The Slash Font in Regimental Markings

[Hoss]

Gents

Few years ago I tried to find out more regarding the '/' font in markings and talked to many people. I know its assumed to be post war but can't find anything definite an interesting comment I received from a long time collector: "Re; The Imperial Empire Its an individual mark at unit and personal level seen on equipment and name tags, not official you will not see it referenced in official documents, none regulation you may note often clues are in the accompanying script style and sizes".

Anything Gents what's your thoughts? I've seen it on equipment, weapons and name tags that I don't believe belong bracketed in postwar use even seen it on a MGSs tunic name tag. The question popped up on waf but I'm gagged yet could still see the sample picture so thanks to them.

Eric

Edited September 2, 2014 by Hoss

[Jeff Noll]

Hoss, Although the "/" is normally associated with the Weimar period (and documented in the 1923 hand-weapon stamping manual), it is not uncommon on non-weapon unit designations. There are also lugers reported with the "/" which because of the regiment number have to have been applied pre 1919. Jeff

[Hoss]

Hello Jeff regarding W1 weaponry I've seen it on a K98 used as pure abbreviation also ie: 1914/15 stamped.

Eric

[The Prussian]

Hello friends!

Right now I can´t make out a sense about 1./J.L.

It´s correct, the the slash mostly was used in the post-war era, but what does 1./J.L. mean? J.L. stands for Landwehr-Kompanie of a Jäger-Bataillon, but the company number comes after the J.L.

Maybe it´s a Freikorps stamp or the glass was used by allied units???

[Hoss]

Interesting, regarding this piece Prussian I read awhile back Allies were short of optics and requisitioned from other countries the stamping does look unusually large maybe its not even German? uumm.

Eric

[The Prussian]

Everything´s possible, mate!

I have a german glass, made in the early 50s, stamped with "armée francaise". That was one of those, the german factories had to made to pay the german "war-bill" to the allies.

There ain´t no regimental markling, but a proof, that german glasses were used by foreign armies. Maybe there was the same procedure after WWI?