1914
Wartime brought disillusionment everywhere and this was also expressed in building styles and typography. The company logo - introduced alongside the Germania - became round again. The three initials "JGA" placed one below the other filled the inner circle.
Company logo from 1914 to 1949
The company survived the First World War and was able to continue its success story in the following years. In 1922, a new price list appeared, which included the latest models of the company.
The "Net List to Main Catalog No. 25," valid as of September 10, 1922.
JGA revolver no. 780/781. The Hammerless revolver for Browning cartridges. This was manufactured from 1920.
ANSCHÜTZ was not only exemplary in terms of economic success, it also proved to be a model company in socio-political terms at an early stage. On June 30, 1919, a workers' jubilee foundation with a capital stock of 30,000 marks was approved by the shareholders. The foundation paid out 100 marks as a bonus to each worker and employee who had worked for the company for 25 years on the day of his or her work anniversary and at Christmas each year.
But this sign of social balance did not find undivided recognition in the times of upheaval after the First World War and the establishment of workers' and soldiers' councils in Germany. When also the Mehlis workers armed themselves, usable weapons were confiscated in the ANSCHÜTZ factory. It is known from lore that the harness maker Schildbach drove these weapons from the factory to the inn "Zur Post" at the Mehlis market, where the action committee had its headquarters. With the coming into force of the Weimar Constitution on August 14, 1919, however, this spook came to an end, although it still took a few months for the new political situation to reach the Thuringian Forest.
