Original German WWII 6th SS Mountain Division Nord Replacement Battalion Identity Disc Dog Tag Half - No. 1412 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia leading to Vichy reprisals and

leading to Vichy reprisals and a full-scale naval battle at Casablanca in 1942 when the Allies invaded French North Africa

in Russian as Крупнокалиберный Пулемёт Владимирова

Here’s a chance to find one in its original configuration

The serial number is 233124B denoting the year of manufacture as 1887

While the number 22 is painted onto the blade's tang

Original German WWII 6th SS Mountain Division Nord Replacement Battalion Identity Disc Dog Tag Half - No. 1412 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia leading to Vichy reprisals andOriginal 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