Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Complete & Excellent Flintlock Pistols The Lion is fitted with

The Lion is fitted with lovely blood red faceted "jewel" eyes

so this was made sometime pre-1934

but no real tears or other damage

Scabbard length: 15"

reaching 211

Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Complete & Excellent Flintlock Pistols The Lion is fitted withOriginal 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