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From: Frank
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Yes, RD is Rudy Dekker. However, the stein was not made by Girmscheid. The following quote from one of the articles in the Beer Stein Library (www.beerstein.net) may provide some insight.
"... it should be noted that the modeler Rudy Dekker ... has been thought by some to have been employed by Girmscheid at some point in his career, and that a substantial number of steins bearing the initials “RD” were products of the Girmscheid factory. However, recent research clearly indicates that most, if not all, of the known “RD” steins were actually produced for either Reinhold Hanke or S.P. Gerz. The possibility still remains that Rudy Dekker spent time working for Girmscheid, but so far not a single “RD” stein has surfaced that also bears a Girmscheid mark, leading us to believe that the possibility is slim, at best."
Your stein (#1758) is one of a group of Dekker designs that made by Hanke, some of which were distributed through the Steinzeugwerke consortium. The "Coblenz/Rheinland" mark is often seen on these pieces and apparently belongs to a Coblenz dealer.