Demjansk Shield Concerns

[William J]

The shield depicted below was acquired a number of years ago, long before I knew there was a WAF...it served as a placeholder while I "hoped" it was original. Now I have my doubts. If it is not authentic, I will place in in the bazaar table of the estand. I appreciate any and all comments. Several pictures to follow.

Thank you and great collecting!

William

[William J]

Reverse

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[William J]

Eagle Detail

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[William J]

Shield Detail

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[Pascal H.]

Hi William,
You're right. This is not an original shield.
You often find these shield with 2 long prongs on the back which are folded to create 4 prongs.

Here is my example.

[vacollector]

What points it out as fake?

[Pascal H.]

Several details are pointing out that this is not an original shield.
I would say the most important one is the material this shield was made of.

KR
Pascal

[vacollector]

According to WA silver washed zinc was the material used.

[torstenbel]

According to WA silver washed zinc was the material used.

are all original Demjansk shield zinc or were there exceptions? Cheers, Torsten.

[pantherv]

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are all original Demjansk shield zinc or were there exceptions? Cheers, Torsten.

Hi Torsten....all original Demjansk shields were Steel (magnetic) , the exception being a rare Zinc type.

Peter