Of course there is also the odd marks that are presented in the research. I have a photo of a Fritsch early 1940s hammer that has a “Fritsch and Cie” in oval mark on it. The manufacturers mark looks very clean but appears to be missing the “I” in “CIE”. Plus there are two horizontal line dashes under the “IE” where usually there is only one line. Since I have a piton that is marked Fritsch & Co without the oval, I am not sure when this manufacturer mark on the hammer fits into its historical alignment. |