Lappland shield "hand made"

[Mike TM]

I have see that several dealers offer Lappland Shields han made. How to difference the good from bads? I post two examples.
Thanks
Mike

[Mike TM]

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[Mike TM]

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[pantherv]

Lappland

Hi Mike.....there's quite a few of these hand made shields around....they may have been made in 1945 or last week......if your after one I'd tend to go for the so-called soap dish cast type.

KR........Peter

[Pascal H.]

How to difference the good from bads?.......
Thanks
Mike

Hi Mike,
IMO almost impossible.
Have a look at this thread The best Lapplandshield...

KR
Pascal

[Simon O.]

Pascal is right, when it comes to the shields themselves almost impossible.

However i know who's offering both shields you show and the top one comes along with a couple of docs which are absolutely genuine. The Lappland doc in particular is unquestionable IMO thanks to the obscurity of the unit, the location mentioned and the style of doc.

[panzerlord1]

shield

the top lap shield looks nice!!!


Panzerlord

[Mike TM]

Thanks for opinions
Mike

[pantherv]

Lappland

Simon's right....I've found this grouping last night...with the award doc your probably safe.......good price too.

KR............Peter

[panzerlord1]

were

hi peter


what dealer has this lot


Ross

[pantherv]

hi peter


what dealer has this lot


Ross

Hi Ross......Helmut Weitze.........

[panzerlord1]

cheers

cheers pete

ross

[Darrell]

Simon's right....I've found this grouping last night...with the award doc your probably safe.......good price too.

KR............Peter

I'd have to be the one receiving a Lappland Shield from the recipient himself to have any faith one of these was period made.

[Simon O.]

Simon's right....I've found this grouping last night...with the award doc your probably safe.......good price too.

KR............Peter

I thought it was overpriced by a couple of hundred euros myself. Would have preferred it had the medals not been with the group, there's no way of telling they belong anyway.

[Robin Lumsden]

A stupid question.............but why would they sew these shields to cloth backings?

And why would the backings be bottle-green?