Published by Visier Edition (506 pages - soft cover - text in german and english) - ISBN 3-9811018-5-5

Contents :

Introduction : The evolution and application of production codes - The secret armament code letters, code numbers and abbreviations (1925-1940) - Encoded years of production - The letter code system (1940-1945) - Other code systems - Reaction of the Allies - The problems of assignment and localisation - Abbreviations and some tips for the reader
Listings and overvies : Armament factories supplying the Army untill 1927, as permitted by the Versailles Treaty - Armament factories supplying the Navy untill 1927, as permitted by the Versailles Treaty - Permitted armament factories starting in 1927 - Abbreviations for company names, starting mid of 1936 - Encoded years of production, starting in 1925 - Production codes allocated to the suppliers of K98k parts - Production marks for powder and explosives manufacturers starting 1940 - Dates of issues of the production code-lists for arms, ammunition and equipment - Branch identity characters of the Reichszeugmeisterei (State Master of Ordnance) - RZM numbers of the medal manufacturers - Abbreviations