A Unique 1943 Demjansk Shield Prototype From The Estate Of Professor Klein Auction textbook example by this maker

textbook example by this maker

but would be fit for Home Service by the time he returned to Canada

date stamped November 3

measuring 209x146mm

incurred in June 1915 in Flanders

A Unique 1943 Demjansk Shield Prototype From The Estate Of Professor Klein Auction textbook example by this makerThis is a rare prototype of the 1943 version of the commonly encountered 1942 Demjansk Shield, from the estate of Professor Richard Klein, who served as the designer of numerous awards and decorations during the Third Reich. It is constructed of stamped silvered metal (magnetic); on a Wehrmacht issue feldgrau wool backer; with its magnetic backing plate (missing one of its four pins); the shield measuring 107 mm x 58 mm; unissued but with light wear