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[Restitvtvs]

scratch my name into some of my equipment

I think that punching your name into the equipment is by far the most common way to mark it. I think some of the helmet DB photos on RAT show that.

Good additional info.

Quick Google search on Roman tags (metal) and curses yielded:
http://www.brandon-heritage.co.uk/curse.jpg
http://www.eriding.net/media/photos/his ... w2_042.jpg
http://faculty.luther.edu/~martinka/art ... /curse.jpg
http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_ima ... tablet.jpg
http://faculty.luther.edu/~martinka/art ... /writ2.jpg
http://faculty.luther.edu/~martinka/art ... ys/dog.jpg
http://faculty.luther.edu/~martinka/art ... /writ3.jpg

These show both scratched and punched lettering. From what I've seen over the years: curses are more often scratched on softer lead and pottery pieces; but tags and most military items were in bronze and iron, and are more often more neatly punched.