Original German WWII SS Identity Disc Dog Tag - 14th Waffen Grenadier 1st SS Galician Division - No. 86 Russian Artillery Most of these long Sword

Most of these long Sword bayonets were shortened in the 1920's to have 10" blades

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It bears original data label to the interior is dated 1945 with Broad Arrow and manufactured by COHEN & CO

they are rarely encountered for sale on the collector market

the Army Marksmanship Qualification Badges had many different types of weapon qualification clasps

Original German WWII SS Identity Disc Dog Tag - 14th Waffen Grenadier 1st SS Galician Division - No. 86 Russian Artillery Most of these long SwordOriginal 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