Some letter/numbers on my Locksmith blade...

Anthony · **on:** October 20, 2008, 03:21:57 AM

..wondering what they represent..

On the side opposite the nail nick has the following:

DE-GM
9305297

Some kind of military designation? DE = German?

The side with the nail nick has the usual:

Victorinox
Switzerland
Stainless

Anthony · **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2008, 03:25:31 AM

Ha, Google is my friend! Interesting nonetheless...

23.06 DE-GM > VICTORINOX the Original

Dear customer

Thank you very much for your request and being interested in our products. I am pleased to answer your question.

DE-GM / 9305297:
It's the term of our German registered design of the looking mechanism.

DE
Deutschland / Germany

GM
GebrauchsMuster / registered design

93005297
number

The production of the officer knives, pocket- and multi tools, household and professional knives is established in Ibach since the foundation in 1884. It is the birth place of the Swiss Army Knife. With VICTORINOX on the blade and the VICTORINOX Emblem (cross and shield) on the handle you own the Original Swiss Army Knife.

Hereby I hope to have answered your question. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely

VICTORINOX
Quality manager
Robert Elsener

stressmaster5000 · **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2008, 04:39:22 AM

I have a Centurion with the same markings and I researched it awhile back. I found this same info on the Victorinox.CH website under the forums part. There is surprisingly a large amount of info on that forum but they do not keep history for too long.

Dunc · **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2008, 09:22:40 PM

I have a Vic Forester with this on the blade . I think it may have something to do with the old German Army knife which is the civillian version called the Centurion .Perhaps this had to be on the blade for German laws .

Dunc