Former defence companies of Germany

Mauser, originally the Königlich Württembergische Gewehrfabrik, was a German arms manufacturer. Their line of bolt-action rifles and semi-automatic pistols was produced beginning in the 1870s for the German armed forces. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Mauser designs were also exported and licensed to many countries, which adopted them as military and civilian sporting firearms. The Gewehr 98 in particular was widely adopted and copied, becoming one of the most copied firearms designs and it is the foundation of many of today's sporting bolt-action rifles. Around 10 million Gewehr 9

Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) was a West German aerospace manufacturer. It was formed during the late 1960s as the result of efforts to consolidate the West German aerospace industry; aircraft manufacturer Messerschmitt AG merged with the civil engineering and aviation firm Bölkow in 1968, while rival aircraft manufacturer Hamburger Flugzeugbau (an offshoot of Blohm & Voss shipbuilders) was acquired by the company in the following year.

thumb|The three rings were the symbol for Krupp, based on the Radreifen – the seamless Train wheel|railroad wheel tires patented by Alfred Krupp. The rings are currently part of the [[ThyssenKrupp logotype.]]

thumb|right|300px|Former main entrance of the Alkett Administration building on Breitenbachstraße in Berlin

FAMO, short for Fahrzeug- und Motoren-Werke (Automobile and Engine Works) was a German vehicle manufacturer in the early 20th century. thumb|right|Sd.Kfz. 9 in the Bucharest military museum thumb|right|Rübezahl diesel caterpillar tractor in 1948

engineering company in Germany (1882–1999)