Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Nearly Complete & Reinspected for WWII Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts The back of the canteen

The back of the canteen reads ANDENKEN AN CAMP-GORDON

Army designed as Light Dragoons was a single Squadron of Light Dragoons

and a nice nickel-plated steel scabbard

the second only being revealed by sliding back as the cock is moved to the cocked position after the first barrel has been discharged

which is just a bit faded

Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Nearly Complete & Reinspected for WWII Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts The back of the canteenOriginal Item: Only One Available. Dog tags originated in the Civil War as simple notes soldiers pinned to their uniforms with their name and hometown. Others engraved their names into belt plates or wrote their names on their knapsacks. In 1906 the U. S. Army began issuing pairs of aluminum dog tags. In the event of a soldiers death, one tag stayed with the body and the second tag was given to the individual in charge of the burial. In 1918 the Army