Soviet "Dog Tag"?

Al-muell · 09-26-2003, 03:00 AM

I have bought this just few days ago, mnainly because of the price. It was described as "Soviet dog tag". I know that the Red Army used something similar during WW2 and I know that this is obviously postwar, but is this realy a soviet dogtag?
Costed about 4$ (pair).

otlichnik · 09-26-2003, 07:18 AM

It looks similar to the bakelight version (there were also wooden versions) of the Red Army's WWII era ID tag holder. I don't know if they are still issued though.

Shawn

vikingraider1 · 09-26-2003, 01:23 PM

Could possibly be WWII but the post war ones were I think stamped metal.

Dave · 09-26-2003, 02:15 PM

I've actually only seen one postwar dog tag, and that came out of the estate of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Force. I'll have to pull it out of his display, but it's pretty unremarkable... It is made of aluminum, has "VS SSSR" and his serial number on it. I'll post up a scan after I pull it down.

--Dave

kameli · 09-27-2003, 01:27 PM

It is WWII.

At least in the Winter War 1939-40 soviet troops had this kind of ID holders.

I don´t know how long after this period they have been used them.

Jussi-Pekka

09-26-2003, 01:23 PM	#3
vikingraider1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: London, Home of West Ham United Age: 54 Posts: 328	Could possibly be WWII but the post war ones were I think stamped metal. __________________ "We can truly say that the whole circuit of the earth is girdled with the graves of our dead... and, in the course of my pilgrimage, I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace upon earth through the years to come, than this massed multitude of silent witnesses to the desolation of war." King George V, Flanders, 1922

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09-26-2003, 07:18 AM	#2
otlichnik Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Age: 56 Posts: 547	It looks similar to the bakelight version (there were also wooden versions) of the Red Army's WWII era ID tag holder. I don't know if they are still issued though. Shawn

09-26-2003, 02:15 PM	#4
Dave Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: California Age: 49 Posts: 700	I've actually only seen one postwar dog tag, and that came out of the estate of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Air Force. I'll have to pull it out of his display, but it's pretty unremarkable... It is made of aluminum, has "VS SSSR" and his serial number on it. I'll post up a scan after I pull it down. --Dave

09-27-2003, 01:27 PM	#5
kameli Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 193	It is WWII. At least in the Winter War 1939-40 soviet troops had this kind of ID holders. I don´t know how long after this period they have been used them. Jussi-Pekka

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