From "German Small Arms Markings" p. 118: "Any parts considered to be rejects are to be marked with the capital letter 'A'..."; "Editorial Note: 'A' was an abbreviation for 'Ausschuss', meaning 'rejected part' or 'scrap'"
Ibid., from p. 114: "Notes: 1.) It is left to the rifle factories to apply 'worker stamps'...[which must] utilize Latin letters from 'B' to 'Z'...The letter 'A', as well as numerals, are to be excluded."
--Dwight
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