Clemen & Jung, Solingen
The Clemen & Jung, Waffenfabrik, company began in 1860. In its beginnings, Clemen & Jung focused on the manufacturing of cutlery and tableware. Clemen & Jung entered into the Solingen commercial register on March 15, 1876. The partnership made: swords, sabres and bayonets in 1862-1880. Business was very successful and expended into Britain with a representative: Nathaniel Mills & Co. of Birmingham (1865-1879). Though used earlier, the crowned Z on a shield trademark was registered in 1898. In 1900, the DRAB listed the owner as Emil Berger until 1939, while located on Florastrasse 54. During the First World War, Clemen & Jung made combat/fighting knives and bayonets. In 1922, Clemen & Jung advertised their products in Solingen und sein Industriebezirk (above) as: sabres, daggers, knives, hunting and fencing swords. During the Third Reich, C&J made many blades including: SA/NSKK, Army, Navy, Land Customs daggers, Police, S. 84/98 and K98 Bayonets, Army, Justice/Prison Official and Police swords, NSFK/DLV knives and Hunting cutlasses. The factory was destroyed in 1944. After the end of the war, the company specialized exclusively on handcuffs and ankle cuffs under the trademark "CLEJUSO" (Cle - Clemen | Ju - Jung | So - Solingen). In 1973, the company was located on Worringer Strasse. Axel Pleithner is currently listed as the owner and the company is located on Oberstrasse 25 in Solingen (1984-2022).
| Maker | Clemen & Jung |
| Location | Solingen |
| RZM Number | N/A |
| Trademark | Crowned Z on a Shield |
| Founded | 1860 |
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