Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Complete British Militaria and foreign military

and foreign military

taking credit for catching the first German spy in the United States

This is a fantastic example of the classic Civil War Confederate Enlistedman’s Kepi

It still has clear embossed markings on it:

Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Complete British Militaria and foreign militaryOriginal 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