Prussian Obserevers Badge WW1 Prussian Id Discs need help to read them

[VINLAND30]

http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2009/post-5409-126002620983.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2009/post-5409-126002626565.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2009/post-5409-126002630151.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2009/post-5409-126002634851.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2009/post-5409-126002639205.jpgI found this observers badge in a jewlery case of a junk shop while visiting a friend in Naples this weekend it was marked as womans costume jewlery. I thought it was an appropriate description LOL . In the display case next to it were 4 dog tags and a wound badge and some buttons? I assume they all came from the same estate. The interesting thing is the dog tags. What I was wondering is if WW1 prussian pilots wore dog tags? I was looking at these and tring to make them out but I am totally lost. I don't know anything about WW1 Prussian items. I assume the observer badge is fake as the always are and the last one and only one I bought for allot of money was a fake that is why I stopped collecting this stuff. In any case the dog tags are really neat I am just wondering if anyone knows how to read them or if there is a place to look them up? I looked on the internet and there is not allot of information on them. I don't know if you call them Id Discs or dog tags? It would be interesting to know what type of soldier wore them or what unit he was in? I wonder if people return them to the families of the soldiers? Even if they are not worth a whole lot I think they are really cool as a historical item.

[VINLAND30]

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[Chris Boonzaier]

Hi,

to my ignorant Flying badge eye... its looks really good!

Disks are hard to read though, can you post bigger pics?

Thanks

chris

[CRBeery]

The badge is good for me also. Nice find!

[Deruelle]

Hi,

Very nice found you made there. Great observer badge indeed

Christophe

[VtwinVince]

Very nice Beobachterabzeichen, typical wartime example. And the dog tags are of second war pattern, the ones from the first war are smaller.

[Stogieman]

Yep, it's real. Not bad, that kind of thing never happens to me!!

[VINLAND30]

thank you http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2009/post-5409-126003516803.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2009/post-5409-126003520874.jpgfor the opinion , I will post bigger photos of the discs. Here are 2 , 2 more on the way

[VINLAND30]

last twohttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2009/post-5409-12600354632.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_12_2009/post-5409-126003541794.jpg

[VINLAND30]

here is the back of the Artur .Dreifuss tag

[Chip]

Artur Dreifuss - Ersatz Bataillon Infanterie Regiment Nr.135, 2.Kompagnie (Lothringen). This was his training unit. The info on the back is his field unit.

Karl Bender - 2.Rekruten Depot, 1.Ersatz Bataillon, Infanterie Regiment, Armierungs Kompagnie.

Pionier Johann Merz - Infanterie Regiment 98, Minenwerfer Kompagnie.

The complete Erkennungsmarke is a WWII era piece.

Chip

Edited December 5, 2009 by Chip