Original German WWII Waffen SS Flak Training and Replacement Identity Disc Dog Tag - No. 10442 Japanese Antique Guns The fuse on this example

The fuse on this example is actually marked with a Japanese date: 4 十 十 昭

There is another CROWN / Z proof on the pommel

The serial number is 324118B denoting the year of manufacture as 1890

with the bottom piece appearing to have been glued back on a while ago

Kamphausen Germany

Original German WWII Waffen SS Flak Training and Replacement Identity Disc Dog Tag - No. 10442 Japanese Antique Guns The fuse on this exampleOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a genuine German WWII Waffen SS Erkennungsmarke (identity disc or Dog Tag), 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 example is an early example, and has the same unit marking on both halves, though the soldier number is