Please I.D my hand grinder

by **kitt** on Fri Jan 22, 2010 5:47 pm

Hi, i picked this up recently in a second hand store.Its stamped on the bottom with 'made in west germany' and a model no. 233.It also has a Zassenhaus sticker on the front, but the grinding mechanism seems more like an Armin trosser with the internal adjustment, which is it? Thanks

by **mikekarr** on Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:42 pm

I've had a few Zassenhaus grinders with internal adjustment that looked pretty similar to yours. No reason to suspect they were anything else. Just another design.

by **kitt** on Fri Jan 22, 2010 11:50 pm

mikekarr wrote:I've had a few Zassenhaus grinders with internal adjustment that looked pretty similar to yours. No reason to suspect they were anything else. Just another design.

Cheers, I hadn't realised there were so many different models of Zassenhaus grinders.I'd done searches for images of them and nothing matched except a few pics of Armin trosser grinders.That, combined with the unusual Zassenhaus sticker and lack of any other Zassenhaus stamping on the grinding mechanism had me wondering.

by **EricBNC** on Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:18 pm

Sort of an old thread, but the OP might still track it from time to time. It looks more like a Armin Trosser. The arm with that upward bend, the shape of the dome, the lack of the Zassenhaus engraving on the handle, the odd label, and the "dog bone" looking adjustment seem more "Trosser" like than "Zassenhaus" like in my humble layman's opinion. Still looks like it is in nice shape though.

by **peacecup** on Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:18 pm

Zass almost always says zass on the handle. If not, someone may have switched the stickers. Plenty of zasses have internal adjustments though

by **EricBNC** on Fri Jan 28, 2011 5:16 pm

peacecup wrote:Zass almost always says zass on the handle. If not, someone may have switched the stickers. Plenty of zasses have internal adjustments though

I agree that plenty of Zassenhaus grinders have the adjustment under the burr set - all of mine that adjust this way have a lever arm that starts in the middle of the adjustment and sticks out like the hand on a clock. My Trossers (and some others) have the two armed "dog bone" adjustment lever.

by **Psyd** on Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:22 pm

The dome and adjustment look exactly like my Armin Trosser; the handle, box, and drawer look just like my PeDe. As many grains of salt as you need...


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