Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, Unknown Maker Variant Archive suspended from hanger engraved "VRC"

suspended from hanger engraved "VRC" (Victoria Rifles of Canada) with pinback

ШАЦКИНЪ” (the recipient’s name

still designated with "D

length approximately 40cm

maker marked "JACKSON BROS" on their reverses

Germany, Heer. A Krim Shield, Unknown Maker Variant Archive suspended from hanger engraved "VRC"(Heer Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic steel, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942, the reverse with three of four attachment prongs connecting to an original magnetic steel backplate with replacement wool liner, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by a documented but