Original U.S. WWI 29th Division Unit-Marked “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - HQ Det., 3rd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns 25” long backsight leaf

25” long backsight leaf

Army fighting in Europe

which was an award for merit

Overall condition is near excellent with expected minor crazing and rubs to finish

with the khaki No

Original U.S. WWI 29th Division Unit-Marked “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - HQ Det., 3rd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment Replica Non-Firing Machine Guns 25” long backsight leafOriginal 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