Krim Shield And General Assault badge inquiry

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Anteater1
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Krim Shield And General Assault badge inquiry

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Post by Anteater1 » 27 Aug 2017, 04:21

Hi my name is Jason I am brand new to the forum.

I recently purchased this General Assault Badge and Krim Shield from a militaria dealer and I was wondering if anyone could help authenticate them as original? I could not see any makers marking on either items.

I am aware there are currently many forgeries on the market. Does any have any recommendations for literature that could assist? I am interested in German Heer militaria. I have recently picked up Lumsden's book on Third Reich Militaria,Angelia's Belt Buckels of the third Reich and Collectors guide to cloth by Wilkins.

Finally I have notice some rust on some of my items such as the Krim Shield. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to conserve medals and badges? I also collect coins and normally avoid cleaning them to not damage any them. I wanted to confirm if militaria normally follows this rule as well.

Thank you for your assistance and for any recommendations you may have.

Cheers,

Jason
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Re: Krim Shield And General Assault badge inquiry

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Post by von thoma » 29 Aug 2017, 00:28

Hello Jason:

The Krim Shield it's good and General Assault badge too, but in this, the latch and pin have been repaired ( Possibly not original ).
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Anteater1
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Re: Krim Shield And General Assault badge inquiry

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Post by Anteater1 » 30 Aug 2017, 04:07

Thanks Von Thoma for confirming. Much appreciated. Happy to hear they are both original. Agreed the latch looks repaired on the GAB.

Cheers

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