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: 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: Ersatz Ks
More Details: Type 1

K Zildjian Constantinople Type 2

Years: 19?? - 19??
Identifying Features: TRADEMARK added to bottom. Slightly more complex Arabic
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: 1935? - 1940?
Identifying Features: Slightly more complex Arabic with "the saxophone" shape which is shared with Old Stamps.
Identify From: Old Stamp K Zildjian
More Details: Type 4

K Zildjian Istanbul Old Stamp Type I

Until the rest of the new timeline is updated

Which K Stamp interactive tool

K stamp gallery

Old K prices and weights

K Zildjian USA

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