Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Complete & Excellent British Machine Guns In lovely condition and most

In lovely condition and most original color

It would appear that he made it to Europe in March 1945 and later his service was spent in Germany during the Occupation

however the butt plate is marked with 487

the very man who helped to design it

Kriegsopfer

Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Complete & Excellent British Machine Guns In lovely condition and mostOriginal 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