Metal stamps for making German dog tags (Erkennungsmarken)

**Frundsberg** · 07-20-2010, 09:45 PM

I have metal stamps (numbers 0-9) and maybe You know were they used for making Erkennungsmarken or are they of civil origin? Numbers are 6mm high.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 07-20-2010 09:45 PM

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**Matt L** · 07-22-2010, 03:27 PM

Erkennungsmarken weren't made with 'official' or 'standard issue' stamps- there was no distinction between civilian and Erkennungsmarke-appropriate stamps. Only some official blood group letter sets were ever issued, which is why one sees the same letter type/style sometimes, but with respect to the regular text, it's always different and thus the stamp sets perhaps even made locally for each unit...

bobinatx · 10-21-2012, 07:08 PM

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bobinatx · 10-21-2012, 07:19 PM

Here's a real set of stamps and the die to hold the blank dog tag. Note that there's stamps for the blood type and rh+ and rh-. From my collection.Attachment 412718
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/attac...hmentid=412718

**Laplander** · 10-21-2012, 07:35 PM

Attachement 412718 not working. Please try again.

Anders

**Matt L** · 10-22-2012, 03:44 PM

If there are Rh factor stamps, it's not a set for German Erkennungsmarken because it wasn't in use during WWII. Its activity in human blood was only first recognized in 1939/1940 and it wasn't incorporated into blood transfusion systems until after the war.