Hello.
What do you think about this example??Good ,bad?
Any one know the maker??
Thank you.
Hello.
What do you think about this example??Good ,bad?
Any one know the maker??
Thank you.
Hello Vis,
The shield is a genuine Karl Wurster 3.4 type 'A' with no issues I can see. Looking at the backing material it's mid to late war. It may well be maker marked with the KWM logo on the reverse side behind the 1941 date, but I wouldn't advise messing with it to find out!
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.
Hey Ned. Were these all some sort of stamped metal, or did some come in zinc? Can't quite tell what this one is made of...
Hi Scott,
All Wurster shields were magnetic sheet steel that was bronzed. The prongs varied from flat or round wire buntmetall of varying lengths throughout the badges production. The back plate started out as buntmetall sheet as well, but later changed to plain sheet steel as shortages of brass increased.
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.
That explains some of the steel looking highlight rubs on this one. Thanks for the info!
good.
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