only one answer: do you really think they have waited to use the M7 code until
September, when the announcement was made in March? There surely will be
the one or the other (fanatic) manufacturer that used the code as soon as he could
after March. Others will not have used it until 1936 or even later, due to their stocks
or for other reasons!
Why don't you write a
book about RZM yourself. Nothing is impossible to realize. You
only need to start working!
Hi Wim
Yes i do believe that this was not only possible, but when we look at other items, it certainly did happen, especially multi-piece items being made by different people, like a dagger.
And like i already said, although the new codes were announced in March, there is no "
announcement" stating that from that date, items must be marked with the FULL and new Berechtigungsschein nummer, when the rules are referred to after March, it simply says that the RZM logo must be used, as well as the Berechtigungsnummer. So it would depend for some makers when they changed their berechtigungsnummer, which is also mentioned in the RZM papers but i have no time to look for that.
So yes, i am sure some makers would have used the New number soon after, but many others not. (a few M7 makers also loose their numbers around this time ▬ between now and start 1936) as well, as was already discussed on this forum)
And depend on supply and demand, as well as how much pre-April1935 stock was already in the Sales-outlets, as the announcement pertaining to HJ knives says in the
Ausgabe 14, page 126/7 , 13 April 1935:
Herstellung und verkauf der HJ Fahrtenmesser▬allowing certain outlets to sell the knives made before April 1935
until the 31.December 1935.
If we have no 1935 marked HJ knives, then surely enough old stock was around, seeing as in September the makers were told in Black and White how to mark the Knives, also with the M7 number, and with the date. Whereas in March/April 1935, they are not told how to mark the knives at all, they are only informed of a new Code. So i try and place myself into a possession of someone who was making items then, when i read the March issue, i see No "announcement" that tells me (as a maker) to Now mark my knives with the M7 number, all i see is a list of new numbers. But, when i read the September issue, i see it is telling Me, as a maker, to now mark my items..step by step, with the M7/ number, and with the year of manufacture. So as a maker, the September issue is a clear message to me how i need to mark my knives. BUT, like i said, apparently there are no 1935 marked knives, so together with the announcement above (ausgabe 14) it is only logical to come to the opinion that no HJ knives were made during that time because old stock was allowed to be sold until the end of December 1935.
It is complicated, and for sure we could discuss this for years and all we would have are opinions. I try and read the RZM papers as if i was the Boss of the Workshop, and try and interpret them in the way a maker would, ie: what are/is the Article(s) saying to me, what do i need to change now....