Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue Buy Now with effective from October 27

with effective from October 27

|These buckles came from the personal collection of John R

(Ehrenzeichen für Mitglieder der Feuerwehren nach 25 jähriger Dienstzeit)

the collar is flanked on each side by tabs composed of carmine-coloured wool base bearing silver/aluminum wire Doppellitzen hand-embroidered into the badge cloth over a buckram backing

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield, Heer Issue Buy Now with effective from October 27(Kubanschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a stylized map of the Kuban region, topped by an inscription of KUBAN and a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backplate divided by a field grey wool backer indicating Heer issue, unmarked, the shield measuring 51. 53 mm (w) x 61. 88 mm (h) with minor oxidation evident,