Original German WWII SS Identity Disc Dog Tag - 14th Waffen Grenadier 1st SS Galician Division - No. 159 Antique Winchesters entry number 22

entry number 22

Caliber: about 12 gauge

as later caps moved to a cast or stamped "Police" insignia instead of the cockade and wreath

/ RADOM on the bayonet ricasso

" The 1st Minnesota Light Artillery Battery converted to the 3-inch Rifle on 5 March 1864

Original German WWII SS Identity Disc Dog Tag - 14th Waffen Grenadier 1st SS Galician Division - No. 159 Antique Winchesters entry number 22Original 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