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GERMAN WWI ID DISCS
(Erkennungsmarken, or "Hundesmarken"-Literally, "Dogtags")

These ID disc reproductions are made from .030 zinc sheet, as were the majority of originals.

Note that these are ZINC, and appear silver.  Although they appear somewhat yellow in many of the photos, it is simply due to the lighting conditions.  They are NOT brass.

PATTERN 1878 SMALL DISC
Two patterns of small disc are offered; both are variations of the pattern 1879.  They are the discs that most soldiers in 1914 would have been wearing.  They typically have only unit information.  Some, particularly for officers, would have name and sometimes rank inscribed.

PATTERN 1915
The pattern 1915 was similar to the small disc, but larger, so that more personal information could be included.  Name, home town, and date of birth were added.  These discs have the widest variation in the way the information was stamped.

PATTERN 1916
Similar to the 1915, but with slots punched in it to facilitate breaking the disc in half in the event of a soldier's death.  Usually, all information was repeated on each half of the disc.


ID DISCS Description
Price

Dimensions Options
1879 Oval Pattern 1878
Oval Disc
$6 Blank
$14 Stamped
35mm x 50mm Choice of
stamping
methods
1879 disc-ellipse Pattern 1878
Elliptical Disc
$6 Blank
$14 Stamped
32mm x 56mm Choice of
stamping
methods
1915 Disc Pattern 1915
Oval Disc
$7 Blank
$17 Stamped
52mm x 70mm Choice of
stamping
methods
1916 Disc Pattern 1916
Oval Disc
$9 Blank
$19 Stamped
52mm x 70mm Choice of
stamping
methods
ID Disc Neck Cord ID Disc Neck
Cord
(100% cotton)
$3 Approx 76 cm
long
Choice of
weight and
color(s)


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