Original German WWII 2nd SS Panzer Division Regiment "Deutschland" Identity Disc Dog Tag Half - No. 2743 Madsen LMG Training Assignments

Training Assignments

The leather strap that retains the canteen and stopper is unfortunately in delicate condition

The blade body (JI) shows MASAME HADA (柾目肌 - straight grain)

It measures approximately 16 ⅞”

such as the Russian Empire or the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Original German WWII 2nd SS Panzer Division Regiment "Deutschland" Identity Disc Dog Tag Half - No. 2743 Madsen LMG Training AssignmentsOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a genuine German WWII SS Erkennungsmarke (identity disc or Dog Tag) half, 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 is what looks to be the top half, and we have no way of knowing whether it simply broke at some point, or