NCR dogtag

NCR dogtags are a quest item in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
These military identity tags are carried by NCR soldiers. Generic troopers will always have their tags in their inventory, but named characters will not.

Uses

 * Dogtags are used to make the dog tag fist.
 * Since the NCR dogtags won't be removed from the player upon entering the Sierra Madre, it's possible to craft the dog tag fist while in the Sierra Madre. This is useful if you prefer them over the Bear trap fist.
 * Quartermaster Mayes at Camp Forlorn Hope will accept NCR dogtags. His tent can be found to the right of the Command Tent. He will reward with NCR fame and 2 caps per tag.
 * At Cottonwood Cove, passing a Barter check of 35 with Aurelius of Phoenix grants the opportunity to turn in dogtags for Caesar's Legion fame, and a reward of 10 caps each. Tags then can also be traded with Decanus Severus for ammunition and supplies, without being vilified by the Legion, in which case Severus may acknowledge it but will not trade.

Locations

 * NCR soldiers carrying dogtags may be found fighting Fiends south of Camp McCarran, and near The Basincreek Building and Allied Technologies offices.
 * 11 dogtags can be found on the fallen soldiers in the Camp Guardian caves. A further tag may be taken from private Halford in the caves. There is no Karma or NCR reputation loss for killing him.
 * A dogtag may be found on a dead NCR soldier in the hills northwest of the California Sunset Drive-in, near the Canyon wreckage.
 * 4 dogtags can be found on the dead NCR soldiers in the Nipton Hotel, located to the west of the Nipton town hall. These 4 corpses will de-spawn if the Courier has visited the Nipton Hotel before.
 * Many NCR soldiers can be found inside Camp McCarran, Camp Golf, and on the New Vegas Strip.
 * Troops called with the NCR emergency radio carry dogtags.
 * Three dogtags can be found on NCR corpses inside the Collapsed overpass tunnel.

Related quest

 * Arizona Scavenger
 * Tags of Our Fallen

Bugs

 * Most troopers and named soldiers at Camp Forlorn Hope are set up to receive a set of dogtags when killed, this in addition to the dogtags most already carry, meaning corpses of Forlorn Hope personnel will frequently be found with two sets of dogtags.
 * It is sometimes possible for known corpses carrying NCR dogtags to be found alive. This is an issue with the Gamebryo engine. If the player attempts to kill the non-player character who has been found alive, it will result in the usual Karma/reputation penalties as with killing any other non-player character.
 * Skirmishes between the Legion and NCR soldiers between Camp Forlorn Hope and Nelson may not occur, forcing the player to look elsewhere for dogtags.