Original German WWII 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" Identity Disc Dog Tag Half Category_Accessories Due to financial difficulties the

Due to financial difficulties the unit was disbanded in 1820

It also has the very short lived German Army 1935 pattern strap and pocket under the lid to attach the ring handle cleaning rod over the pouch for the screwdriver/loading tool

These were used by "Pioneer" troops to mark the locations of mines and possibly contaminated areas

Sauer developed the model 38H from their earlier semi-automatic handguns

but we do not know what the meaning is

Original German WWII 3rd SS Panzer Division "Totenkopf" Identity Disc Dog Tag Half Category_Accessories Due to financial difficulties theOriginal 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