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some quick searching on some coffee forums suggests that zassenhaus may have gone bankrupt a couple years ago, which may mean their name was purchased by a different company and is being put on lower quality grinders. ebay may be the best option to find a used or new old stock one. mine has an embossed logo plate, with no red, like this (left):
there's some good reading about zassenhaus and hand mills in general on this page:
http://coffeegeek.com/opinions/coffeeatthemoment/11-25-2007
japanese ceramic mills by kyocera, porlex, and hario are all the rage at the moment, but i've never used one so i can't really comment on their quality or performance for espresso grind.