Cholm, Lappland and Krim Shields for ID and verification
Guys, putting my last pieces for Identification. Thanks to all for your kind answers and support for a newbie like me.
Whole collection is available here for your viewing and comments.
Dont hesitate to write your thoughts
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c6dlvnxwg...UFsb29dAqsMpNa
Very nice set
I am not keen on any of them particularly the Krim
Interested to hear other views
Nick
"In all my years as a soldier, I have never seen men fight so hard." - SS Obergruppenfuhrer Wilhelm Bittrich - Arnhem
The Lappland shields are a minefield, i'm not sure if i've see a genuine one yet!...
Lappland Shield isn't amongst the accepted designs so far thought to be genuine, they're a minefield as Gunny states. The Cholm is a poor fake copy of the "Short M" type. The Krim is in my opinion, a very worn but genuine example of the type 3.12 by an unknown maker, it's in Weber's book as the type 1.27.
Regards, Ned.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
Same maker as my example so i should have recognised it!...by big ned
I know. That's the thread I looked at prior to posting my answer, funny thing is, it's the first time i've seen it having somehow missed it when originally posted.....Same maker as my example so i should have recognised it!...
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
It takes some bloody finding too!...I know. That's the thread I looked at prior to posting my answer, funny thing is, it's the first time i've seen it having somehow missed it when originally posted.....
Hi, I like the Krim shield, I cannot see any problems with that one. As for the Cholm, I honestly do not know as I have never really studied them. The Lapland shield however is most defiantly not an original. They do tend to be quite crude in manufacture and this one looks to "well made" believe it or not! Leon.
You far have come young Padawan, these last few months!
Regarding the Cholm shield, besides the crappy lettering, the big giveaway is the talons on the boids feet. The central ones make it look like it has 'Hammer toes' as they are bent in when in fact they should be straight down on ALL original shields whether of the 'Long M' or 'Short M' variety.
'I do not think we can hope for any better thing now.
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker of course, and the end cannot be far.
It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more. R. SCOTT.
Last Entry - For God's sake look after our people.'
In memory of Capt. Robert Falcon Scott, Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans. South Pole Expedition, 30th March 1912.
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