Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Complete Sterling SMG The lock plate on this

The lock plate on this example is quite worn

who produced a large number of these bayonets in the post war period

but the rear elastic band that attaches the side flaps to the rear are missing

flintlock mechanism made by BARNETT

marked on the top of the barrel with CAP

Original U.S. WWI “Marking Outfit For Stamping Metal” M1910 Dog Tag Stamping Kit - Complete Sterling SMG The lock plate on thisOriginal 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