Germany, Heer. A Cholm Shield, Long M Variant Province of China demonstrating sporadic loss of finish

demonstrating sporadic loss of finish with consequent oxidation

Of high Dutch quality manufacture

Rather than assign it to one of his subordinates

Joseph McLaren was wounded in the field on the 8th of May 1915 - likely at the Battle of Frezenberg

Vittoria and others

Germany, Heer. A Cholm Shield, Long M Variant Province of China demonstrating sporadic loss of finish(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.