Guide to Swedish unit markings

Revision A4 2018-04-11

This is NOT the right answers, it is a guide to assist in identifying a Swedish unit marking.
It is examples of markings with explanations.

Gotland Militia

Marking (example)	Unit	Observed on bayonet
2 ) M 2694	On the socket of Brown Bess bayonets handed over to Gotland Militia, "Gotlands Nationalbeväring". Marking is of type: 'number ) battalion number' Areas: · S - Southern · M - Middle · N - Northern · V - Visby	1809 -1812 subsidiary bayonets
1131 S 5	See above	m/1815
236 S	See above	m/1860
123 W	See above	m/1867

General

Marking	Unit	Example	Weapon
XIXR KN	“Västerbottens Fältjägarkår” (19th infantry regiment) (I don't know the meaning of 'KN'.)		m/1840
XIX R 1K no 122	”Västerbottens Fältjägarkår” (19th infantry regiment) 1st compay, weapon 122		m/1848 faskinkniv
KKS	”Kunglig Krigsskolan” Royal war academy
KS	”Krigsskolan” War Academy	KS 54 KS No 290	m/1860 m/1896
PB	”Pontoniärbataljonen” Pontoniers Battalion	PB. 2K No 72	m/1864
SB	”Sappörbataljonen” Sappers Battalion	SB. 2K No 72
B.L.B	“Blekinge läns beväringsmanskap”		m/1867
4R. 8K. No. 387	4th Infantry Regiment, 8th Company, rifle #387		m/1840 m/1867 m/1867-89
1R. B. No 10	1st Infantry Regiment, conscripted soldier, rifle # 10		m/1867 m/1867-89
IFS	“Intendenturförrådet I Stockholm” Stockholm Armoury	IFS No 48	m/1914
IFB	“Intendenturförrådet I Boden” Boden Armoury	IFB No 48
IFK	“Intendenturförrådet I Karlsborg” Karlsborg Armoury	IFK No 121	m/1914
IKO	?	IKO No 338	m/1914
SS	“Infanteriskjutskolan” Infantry shooting school	SS No 32	m/1896
SSÖ	“Infanteriskjutskolan övnngskompani” Infantry shooting school, practice company	not obsrved
AUS	“Armens Underofficersskola” Army NCO school	not observed
BF	“Fästningspolisen Boden” Fortess police in Boden	not observed
T	“Trängtrupperna” Maintenance and Supply troops (T1 - T4)	T1 2048	m/1896 (scabbard)
A	“Artilleriet” Artillery	A.4 No 207	m/1914 (scabbard)
I	“Infanteriet” Infantry	I50	m/1914 (scabbard)
I	“Infanteriet” Infantry	I.23 No 116	m/1914 (bayonet and scabbard)

Artillery

Marking	Unit	Example	Weapon/explanation
S.A.R	“Svea Artilleriregimente”, A1 Svea Artillery Regiment
G.A.R	”Göta Artilleriregimente”, A2. Göta Artillery Regiment,	G.A.R 3B No 12	bayonet m/1864 Typically on the socket and the scabbard frog hook.
V.A.R	“Vendes Artilleriregimente”, A3 Vendes Artillery Regiment
V.A.K.	“Vaxholms artillerikår” Vaxholms Artillery Corps	V.A.K. B. No 1234	bayonet m/1864 Typically on the socket and the scabbard frog hook.
K.A.K	”Karlsborg Artilleri Kår” Karlsborg Artillery Corps	K.A.K B No 27	bayonet m/1864
G.A.C	”Gotlands Artilleri Corps” Gotland Artillery Corps	G.A.C B No 16	bayonet m/1860 Sabel m/1831
G.A.K	”Gotlands Artilleri Kår” Gotland Artillery Corps	G.A.K 2B	Sabel m/1831
AR	Artillery Regiment	3 AR 6B No 32	Rifle #32, 6th battery, 3rd Artillery Regiment (A3)

Navy

Marking

Unit

Example

Weapon

K FL

“Kungliga flottan”

Royal Navy

K.FL. No 419

m/1896

4 KOMP N 5

Company, Weapon number

m/1867-89

with navy markings (trident)

Coastal Artillery

Marking	Meaning	Example	Weapon
V.K.A.R.	“Vaxholms Kustartilleriregemente” Vaxholm Coastal artillery Regiment	V.K.A.R. 120	cutlass m/1903 On the guard and mouthpiece.
C.K.A.R.	“Carlscrona Kustartilleriregemente” Carlskrona Coastal artillery Regiment	C.K.A.R. 240	cutlass m/1903 On the guard and mouthpiece.
8. A.K.	8 Artillery Company ”Carlscrona Kustartilleriregemente” (former ”Kungl Karlskrona artillerikår”)	8. A.K. 44.	bayonet m/67-89 The bayonet is marked with the navy trident.
7. A.K.	7 Artillery Company ”Vaxholms Kustartilleriregemente” (former ”Kungl VaxhoIms artillerikår”)	7. A.K. No 74	bayonet m/67-89 The bayonet is NOT marked with the navy trident.
SK	“Stockholms Kustartilleriförsvar” Ca 1942 - 1975	SK	bayonet m/1896
BK	“Blekinges Kustartilleriförsvar” Ca 1942 - 1975	BK. No 1035	bayonet m/1896
GK	“Gotlands Kustartilleriförsvar” Ca 1938 - 1976
Gb K	“Göteborgs Kustartilleriförsvar” Ca 1939 - 1985	Gb K No 2088	bayonet m/1896
HK	“Hemsö Kustartilleriförsvar” Ca 1945 - 1975		bayonet m/1896
NK	“Norrlandskustens Kustartilleriförsvar” Ca 1975 - 1994		bayonet m/1896
KA1	“Kungl. Vaxholms kustartilleriregemente”	KA.1.1084 K.A.1	bayonet m/1896 bayonet m/1914
KA2	“Kungl. Karlskrona kustartilleriregemente”	KA.2 No 1482	bayonet m/1896 Bayonet m/1915
KA3	“Gotlands kustartilleriregemente”		bayonet m/1896
KA4	“Älvsborgs kustartilleriregemente”		bayonet m/1896
KA5	“Härnösands kustartilleriregemente”		bayonet m/1896

Air Force

Unit

Description

Example

Explained

"Flygflottilj"

Air force

F 5 No 416

bayonet m/1896

Unit markings, late design

This type of marking is mainly on bayonet m/1896 and m/1914.

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Company/Unit
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Regiment/Unit

weapon no.

Unit	Description	Example	Explained
I	Infantry (I1 - I29)	5/I.2 No 7	Rifle #7, 5th company, 2nd infantry regiment
K	Cavalry (K1 - K9)	2/K3 No 54
A	Artillery (A1 - A9)
T	Maintenance and Supply troops (T1 - T4)
IK IB	"Ingenjörskåren" Engineer corps (IB was an older abbreviation)	1/IK2 No 480	Rifle #480, 1st company 2nd Engineer corps
D	Company rifle The rifle belongs to a certain company. (only Infantry)	D2/I.6 No 480	Company rifle #480, 2nd Company, 6th Infantry regiment
B	Weapons used by officers (practice)	B/I.16 No 32	Officers rifle #32, 16th Infantry regiment
L	Between 1885 and 1941 Swedish soldiers were divided in "Beväringen" and "Landstormen". "Beväringen" was the younger and "Landstormen" the six to ten oldest age classes. "Landstormen" was used mostly for the Army's local area defence.	L/I 17 No28a No1641	Rifle #1641 "Landstormen" 28th area, 17th Infantry regiment.
K-g	Volunteer scool in Karlsborg No company no is denoted here
N-g	Volunteer scool in Norrköping No company no.
VO	"Velocipedordonans" Bicycle dispatch unit Instead of company no.	VO/III AF No 27	Rifle #27, bicycle dispatch unit at the third army division
AF	"Armefördelningen" Army division (e.g.. III AF)	VO/III AF No 27
Kpr	"Kulspruteförband" Machine gun unit Instead of company no.