Original German WWII SS Identity Disc Dog Tag - 14th Waffen Grenadier 1st SS Galician Division - No. 86 U.S. Documents & Books Sergeant Chester F

Sergeant Chester F

cleaned up and cut in half

and would be read: SHOWA (current reigning emperor) Juu-San Nen (13th year of reign - 1938) 11th month (November)

with the original bright finish oxidized to an untouched greay coloration

a very interesting musket

Original German WWII SS Identity Disc Dog Tag - 14th Waffen Grenadier 1st SS Galician Division - No. 86 U.S. Documents & Books Sergeant Chester FOriginal 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