Germany, Heer. A Cholm Shield, Long M Variant Province of China Of high Dutch quality manufacture

Of high Dutch quality manufacture

Vittoria and others

sewn to the cap in a triangular fashion

in July 1949

Germany, Heer. A Cholm Shield, Long M Variant Province of China Of high Dutch quality manufacture(Cholmschild). Constructed of silver plated magnetic iron, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised Heer style German national eagle clutching an Iron Cross defaced by a mobile swastika, situated above an inscription of CHOLM 1942, affixed with all three reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and partially intact paper backer, the former indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 40.