court mounted without pinback
Austrian maker marked "JOHANN SCHWERTNER WIEN" on the reverse cartouche
before being posted to the to the Flower-class corvette HMCS Dauphin for his second Atlantic service on September 2nd
His medical paperwork also includes a schematic of the location of his wound
Joseph Hudson
Germany, Third Reich. A Schlageter Shield, Second Pattern with Notable Recipient Photo, by Paul Küst certificate_of_authenticity court mounted without pinback(Schlageter Schild 2. Form mit Kampfschnalle Rhein Ruhr 1923 24, mit Foto). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a central raised inscription of SCHLAGETER, topped by a Latin Cross, situated above a pair of crossed swords, the cross flanked by campaign plaques inscribed RHEIN RUHR 1923 24, the reverse with visible clips securing the obverse