Original German WWII 6th SS Mountain Division Nord Replacement Battalion Identity Disc Dog Tag Half - No. 1412 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia in Russian as Крупнокалиберный Пулемёт

in Russian as Крупнокалиберный Пулемёт Владимирова

as pointless or a "waste" of the lives of soldiers

The short-range front sight is a conventional barleycorn (tapered) blade

with light oxidation

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

Original German WWII 6th SS Mountain Division Nord Replacement Battalion Identity Disc Dog Tag Half - No. 1412 German Awards Medals Badges Insignia in Russian as Крупнокалиберный ПулемётOriginal 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