Original German WWII SS Identity Disc Dog Tag - 14th Waffen Grenadier 1st SS Galician Division - No. 86 Russian Artillery All items are in excellent

All items are in excellent condition and comes more than ready for further research and display

the real reason probably had more to do with the Army's tiny budget after the end of the Civil War and the relatively low cost of converting existing arms compared to procurement of an entirely new design

preferring to save his troops for the eventual civil war

they are rarely encountered for sale on the collector market

so the clip no longer seats completely into the groove

Original German WWII SS Identity Disc Dog Tag - 14th Waffen Grenadier 1st SS Galician Division - No. 86 Russian Artillery All items are in excellentOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a genuine German WWII SS identity disc (aka; Dog Tag) Erkennungsmarke, used to identify soldiers in the field. These were made of plated steel, aluminum, or zinc, and were designed so that if a soldier died, the bottom half of the tag would be broken off, while the other half remained with their body. This example is made of stamped zinc and is in very good lightly patinated condition. It is marked as follows on