For the first time in the domestic weapons literature, this reference book contains information about various types of German marks on edged weapons, their images, decoding and dating are given. Key to German bayonets, knives, daggers and dirks of the period 1801-1945. is the most complete guide to the attribution of short-bladed German weapons in terms of the number of samples. The book is intended for military historians, museum workers, criminologists, theater and film artists, collectors and a wide range of readers interested in military history. St. Petersburg, Baltika Publishing House, 2000ISBN 5-9250-0001-3