Demyansk shield on army fabric, Gebrüder Wegerhoff, Lüdenscheid (GWL)

Demyansk shield on army-issue fabric . The shield is made of silver-plated zinc, the counterplate also of zinc. The sleeve shield is in very good, minimally worn condition, with almost complete silver plating and detached from the jacket. The four prongs (side tabs) and the distinctive counterplate are all present. This variant is typically without any maker's mark, but is a known and reliable example attributed to the manufacturer Gebrüder Wegerhoff of Lüdenscheid (GWL). See GCA database type 4.6. Dimensions of the shield: height 92,22 mm, width 49,30 mm, weight: complete with the fabric remnant 33,76 g.

The rarest variant of the Demyansk shield in very good condition!