K Zildjian Istanbul Timeline

This timeline of trademarks (stamps) runs from 1900 right through to the present. Yes there is a company ownership and location change from K Zildjian Istanbul to Avedis Zildian in the USA, via a short stay in Canada. But its seems handy to provide the added context of a continuous series when you want to identify a trademark. There is a separate section for each production era which goes into more detail about the cymbals themselves rather than a focus on how to tell the trademarks apart.

K Zildjian Constantinople Type 0

Years: 1900? - 1910?
Identifying Features: No English anywhere
Identify from: Italian Ersatz Ks
More Details: Type 0

K Zildjian Constantinople Type 1

Years: 19?? - 19??
Identifying Features: K Zildjian & Cie Constantinople added to bottom
Identify from: Italian Ersatz Ks
More Details: Type 1

K Zildjian Constantinople Type 2

Years: 19?? - 19??
Identifying Features: TRADEMARK added to bottom
More Details: Type 2

K Zildjian Constantinople Type 3

Years: 19?? - 19??
Identifying Features: Star and Moon plus Made In Turkey added to top
More Details: Type 3

K Zildjian Constantinople Type 4

Years: 19?? - 19??
Identifying Features:
More Details: Type 4

K Zildjian Istanbul Old Stamp Type I

Years: 19?? - 19??
Identifying Features:
More Details: Old Stamp I

K Zildjian Istanbul Intermediate Stamp

Years: 19?? - 19??
Identifying Features:
More Details: Intermediate

K Zildjian Istanbul New Stamp

Years: 19?? - 19??
Identifying Features:
More Details: New Stamp

K Zildjian Canada

Years: 19?? - 19??
Identifying Features:
More Details: K Canada Stamp

K Zildjian USA

Years: 19?? - 19??
Identifying Features:
More Details: K USA Stamp

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