Many years ago I received a question from a fellow collector from Australia about the authenticity of a Krim shield. I had a quick look and told him that IMO it was an original Deumer type shield. However closer examination revealed small differences with the Deumer shields I knew at that time.
From that day on my search started to add this (which later turned out) ultra rare shield to my collection. A couple of years later a German friend managed to acquire the same type of shield together with ALL the paper work, including all the awards, of the recipient.
The years kept going by and I kept on searching and searching………
But than a few months ago I found the shield I was looking for at Detlev's update, but I was too late……….
A few weeks ago a Russian friend who knew I was looking for this type of shield told me he had seen this shield for sale in Moscow. With his help and another Russian fellow collector they managed to acquire the shield for me. It took some time, travel and patience but in the end the shield made the long journey safely to Belgium.
Last week I was be able to pick up the shield and when holding the shield I knew it was worth it.
This is also the fun part of collecting. Searching and trying to find the missing items for your collection is not only fun but also extremely educational.
A Krim shield maybe not that rare but when finally managing to acquire the shield you are looking for such a long it gives you a great feeling.
Anyway, here is the shield that I finally managed to add to my collection thanks to my good Russian friends.
Kr
Pascal
From that day on my search started to add this (which later turned out) ultra rare shield to my collection. A couple of years later a German friend managed to acquire the same type of shield together with ALL the paper work, including all the awards, of the recipient.
The years kept going by and I kept on searching and searching………
But than a few months ago I found the shield I was looking for at Detlev's update, but I was too late……….
A few weeks ago a Russian friend who knew I was looking for this type of shield told me he had seen this shield for sale in Moscow. With his help and another Russian fellow collector they managed to acquire the shield for me. It took some time, travel and patience but in the end the shield made the long journey safely to Belgium.
Last week I was be able to pick up the shield and when holding the shield I knew it was worth it.
This is also the fun part of collecting. Searching and trying to find the missing items for your collection is not only fun but also extremely educational.
A Krim shield maybe not that rare but when finally managing to acquire the shield you are looking for such a long it gives you a great feeling.
Anyway, here is the shield that I finally managed to add to my collection thanks to my good Russian friends.
Kr
Pascal
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