German Cutlery

Any members on here have knowledge of German cutlery? I had a relative bring a few tea spoons back from his war.

They are made of aluminium and marked with the German eagle on the front and with either 'F1UV' or 'FLUV' on the reverse. An online search reveals this may mean 'Flight Barracks Administration.' They also have the marking 'CPSW 39' on the reverse. Can anyone tell me what this might mean? Could it be the Company that made them in 1939 perhaps?

Thanks in advance to anyone who can enlighten me.

Stan.

 

WW2 GERMAN MILITARIA - Utensils
I would suggest this is a Manufacturer’s mark and date. I’ve found more on line with the same marking but with different dates (42, etc etc).

 

There must be abundant German wartime military cutlery about but the gems must be the sets plundered from Hitler's Berghof on the Obersalzburg.

Must be plenty in French and American hands.

 

Hello Stan50,

CPSW stands for the manufacturer Carl Prinz AG, Solingen-Wald. 39 should be the year.

Solingen (near Wuppertal) is famous for it's knife blades made of steel. And they also produced cutlery, you still find many outlet stores for cutlery, pots and pans.

Best
Alex

 

And Fl.U.V. stands for "Flieger Unterkunftsverwaltung" which translates to "Flyers' (or Pilots') Mess Administration".
"Unterkunft" literally means "accommodation" or "housing" ... but the the mess was part of this, hence my suggestion for a meaningful translation. But literally it would be "Flyers' Housing Administration".

 

My favourire kitchen knife is from Solingen - a "Windmühlenmesser". Carbon steel, sharp as hell... They've been around for many decades, my grandmother used these, my mother used these, I am using them...

 

I have these two examples that were brought back to England as souvenirs.

 

Württembergische Metallwaren Fabrik... another famous company for cutlery and all sorts of silver-plated tableware and decorative objects.

 

They had some very unpleasant customers.

 

Many thanks for the replies and information.

Stan.

 

Solingen is to Germany like Sheffield used to be to England in terms of steel items amd cutlery. Thpough I have to admit that my WMF stainless steel (Edelstahl) colander (very well post-war) is lasting very well!
Chris

 

Shortly after the war they made colanders out of German steel helmets: rim cut off, holes punched in, then enameling them...