Germany. A Mint 1942 Issue Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue Krim Campaign Shield By Josef Feix United Republic of with a 245 mm nickel-plated

with a 245 mm nickel-plated magnetic steel blade

50mm x 33mm

but likely of German manufacture

illustrating the caricature of General (later Field Marshal) Bernard Montgomery in the form of an eagle wearing a beret

Stufe mit Schwertern" on the inside lid

Germany. A Mint 1942 Issue Wehrmacht Heer (Army) Issue Krim Campaign Shield By Josef Feix United Republic of with a 245 mm nickel-platedA textbook example of a Wehrmacht Heer Crimea Campaign shield rmelschild; in bronzed metal (magnetic); on a field grey wool backer; with a metal backer on the reverse and all four prongs intact behind a paper backing marked JFS 42 for Josef Feix & Shne and 1942 manufacture; measuring 64 mm (w) x 75 mm (h); with very faint signs of oxidation on the obverse on the left claw and left wing, but in overall mint and unissued condition.