Krim shield

[LondonJay]

Hi there. Could I please have a few more opinions on this Krim shield? To me it looks ok, it has the 6 towns marked, the line on each feather is present and it has the notch under the wreath. It's just the backing that I haven't seen before. It's green like the Heer is supposed to be but I've never seen one this green before. I've been after a shield like this ever since I read 'In deadly combat' and read what these soldats went through. Hopefully I'm right and it's a good one! Many thanks for looking. Jay.

[LondonJay]

Any thoughts guys please??

[militarymania]

Jay..i like this shield but what is the material on the back?...is it paper or what...maybe this was added for some type of reinforcement of the original backing?,,,

[mabrgo]

It almost looks like book binding tape. I would say it's been post war added, to stop the shield from coming apart. In the end though, the shield looks good, and the cloth is there.

Matthew

[LondonJay]

Thanks guys, thats wot thru me, the backing. Think I'm gunna hold out 4 a 100% original 1. And I think I've found it, cheaper 2!!