This page contains additional information on the following:

• Ordering information.
• Details of what can be embossed.
• What makes our tags different from the rest.
• What format genuine US military tags use.
• Delivery timescales.
• Privacy Policy.

Ordering information:

We guarantee to ship all orders next working day (assuming we have received your payment and embossing details).

Please contact us if there is anything you are unsure of or if you have a special request that isn’t included in our usual product range. We aim to respond to enquiries asap so you won’t be waiting long.

To order a set of tags please use the tag designer or one of the product links on our home page or select the product you require from the products menu at the top of this page.

You can also construct your own bespoke order for use as luggage tags, pet tags, key rings etc.. Just purchase the individual components as required.

We also supply replacement silencers in a range of colours. If you wear your tags constantly you will find that eventually the silencers will wear out and require replacement.

 

What can I have embossed?

The best way to design your tags is using the tag designer on the home page, however if you need to know what is and isn’t possible please read on.

• You can have whatever message you like embossed on your tags as long as it physically fits and doesn’t contain any characters our machine can’t emboss.
• You can choose if you would like the same message on both tags or a different message on each tag.
• Each tag has 5 lines available.
• 1 character space = a letter, a number a punctuation mark or a space. Lines 1 and 5 have 13 character spaces, Lines 2, 3 and 4 have 14 character spaces.
• You can have the following characters embossed:

English alphabet ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ (capitals only)

Numerics 0123456789

Punctuation marks , . / ; ' -

please let us know if you would like the text centred. Unless we hear otherwise we will emboss left justified.

 

 

Dog tag quality comparison:

We often get asked how our tags are different from all the others out there.

There are two main areas where our tags differ from our competitors. These are the quality of the materials we use and the quality and authenticity of our embossing.

In addition our tags, chains and silencers are made in the USA. Unlike most other suppliers we don’t use Chinese made alternatives as they do not offer the quality we demand.

Finally we only use stainless steel chains when most other suppliers use nickel plated mild steel alternatives. The stainless steel chains are much more expensive but effectively prevent nickel allergy reactions.

The difference in quality between our US made tags and the Chinese made equivalent is obvious when you compare the two tags shown below:

This is one of our tags:

and this is a typical Chinese made tag. Note the scratches...

Our silencers are also much nicer than those usually supplied by our competitors. It's hard to tell from the pictures but our silencers are natural rubber and once fitted look much nicer than the cheaper 'shiny' alternatives. Here is a picture of one of our silencers:

...and one of the type of silencers supplied by most competitors:

We have the same model of electric embosser that is currently used by the US Military and receive full support from the manufacturer so we will be around for years to come.

This is the type of embosser we use along with it's flight case.

Most other civilian suppliers are using either cheap manual embossers which provide very variable embossing quality and character positioning; or metal plate embossers which are typically used for embossing various different types of identification plates or credit card imprinter plates.

The main problem with a metal plate embosser is that it embosses characters deeper than a tag embosser (same character height as the numbers on your bank cards) and therefore the characters are not the correct height.

Here is a picture of an embossed tag to demonstrate the quality of our embossing:

 

 

US Military tag format.

The image shown above has been embossed using the correct military layout.

The following details the exact US Military specification for embossing dog tags for military personnel:

• 1. First line. Beginning in the first space emboss the last name. Do not use spaces or hyphens
• 2. Second line. Beginning in the first space , emboss the first initial, a period, followed by Jr., Sr., I, II, III etc., as appropriate. Use only two initials. Beginning in the 10th space, emboss the blood type, followed by a space, followed by the RH factor. Indicate the RH factor by embossing "POS" or "NEG", as appropriate.
• 3. Third line. Beginning in the first space, emboss the Social security number with three/two/four format as follows: 123 45 6789
• 4. Fourth line. Beginning in the first space, emboss the appropriate letter "S" for small "M" for medium, or "L" for large to denote the protective mask size. Precede the appropriate letter with an "X" if the soldier wears an extra small or extra large gas mask.
• All marines both regular and reserve should have "USMC" embossed beginning on the first space on the fourth line. The mask size should then begin in the seventh space.
• 5. Fifth line. Beginning in the first space emboss either religion or sect as designated by the soldier. Show religious preference as follows (examples used were selected at random with no other purpose other than to set forth a pattern for guidance):
• a. Spell out the designation where possible; for example Baptist, Roman Catholic, Church of God, Moslem, etc.
• b. If a religious designation exceeds the space available, use meaningful contractions and/or abbreviations. (eg. American Evalgelical Christian Church = "AM EVANG CHR")
• c. When the individual prefers not to designate a preference or does not state a preference, use the words "NO PREFERENCE"

The tag pictures above show what the correct format looks like.

Many people also choose to take some elements of the genuine format and add some other information of their own. For example, you might like to use date of birth instead of social security number or if you are from the UK use your national insurance number as the social security number. The UK NI number has the same number of digits as the US SS number so the NI number can be spaced to look pretty authentic.

For tag layout ideas please click on the gallery link at the top of this page.

 

Delivery timescales:

Postal prices are a flat rate so once you have bought one set of tags any more you buy as part of the same order are sent for free.

UK 1st – Typical delivery in 1-2 days, max 15 days.

UK 1st - Typical delivery in 1-2 days, max 15 days.

UK 1st – Guaranteed next day working day delivery

Europe airmail – Typical delivery in 3 – 4 days, max 25 days

Europe international signed for airmail – Typical delivery in 3 – 4 days, max 25 days

Rest of world airmail - Typical delivery in 5 days, max 25 days

Rest of world international signed for airmail - Typical delivery in 5 - 7 days, max 25 days

 

Privacy policy:

We take security of your personal information very seriously.

All credit card payments are processed via paypal, the leaders in online card processing services. We never see your card details directly so there is no risk that your card details could be compromised.

All embossing details supplied to us are held for 30 days (to aid in the investigation of any errors) after which they are shredded.