Sorry but west germany will be forever stained

Part of my job involves inspecting aircraft life vests. The CO2 cartridges and vests are reused as long as they meet the required pressure/weight. Occasionally I’ll get a CO2 cartridge made in West Germany that still meets the required weight

the compass set at my drafting desk has the marking

GERMANY

U.S. ZONE

it predates even west germany! i’m pretty sure the desk itself is even older.

i may perhaps take a photo sometime :)

I have the counterpart at home! Rostfrei means stainless

At my workplace we still got some soldering fat that was still made in west Germany.