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    3 Krim shields from Kriegsmarine

    I recently got a bag of uniform parts, badges, buttons and so on, from a house claering. It was leftovers from a Kriegsmarine Maschinenobergefreiter.

    Among the stuff were 3 Krim Shield. Now up here for review.

    Would appreciate your opinions

    here is the first
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    the second
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      #3
      and the third
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        #4
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        Wow...nice shields and all original

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          #5
          HI Peter,

          thats great to hear, any idea of the makers?

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            #6
            Interesting fact - the prongs on each shield are different

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              #7
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              Originally posted by Filip View Post
              Interesting fact - the prongs on each shield are different
              These shields are all by the same maker right?

              It just proves Tim's theory that when it comes to the use of prongs, they used whatever was available and 'to hand'

              Interesting how the cloth is the same Gabadine type seen on the Maedicke shields

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                Originally posted by pantherv View Post
                These shields are all by the same maker right?

                It just proves Tim's theory that when it comes to the use of prongs, they used whatever was available and 'to hand'

                Interesting how the cloth is the same Gabadine type seen on the Maedicke shields
                Oh yes, all 3 shields are by the same maker for sure. And not very common type too.
                The cloth is questionable though. Especially on the second shield. Not only it was cut out by hand , it also looks very new for the rusty shield it is attached to IMO

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                  #9
                  One of the more uncommon versions and, times three at that, congrats!

                  Peter,

                  Perhaps not conclusive but, certainly supports the idea that manufacturers used what was available for attachment parts without regards to specific types of prongs per timeline. Considering the scarcity of war materials, this only makes sense to me. We even see this practice on period U.S. items.


                  Filip,

                  Considering the wear that soldeirs must have put on their uniforms daily, is it really too hard to think, as uniforms wore out, that soldiers/tailors recycled as much as they could off their old uniforms and simply sewn these on to the new ones?

                  If that is a possibility, perhaps we need to consider that some of these guys tried to cut matching swatch of cloth to match the uniforms they were sewing these back onto?

                  Just a thought but, some of these shields were without backing to begin with.

                  Tim

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                    #10
                    The other thought I've often had on these, is the similarities between these and other Krim versions. Could it be a die progression or, variation with this particular (unknown) manufacturer? There are several points that favorably compare between these three shown and the one I show below.

                    Weber also shows another variation in his book.

                    Tim
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                      #11
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                      Here's my example with the more accepted cloth (probably an unissued shield) but I like this cloth on the 3 shields.
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                        #12
                        Thanks for all the info and comments

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