Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield United Republic of bearing a central raised medallion

bearing a central raised medallion overlaid by  leftward-facing profiles of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Emperor Franz Joseph

private purchase CANADA collar badges in pickled bronze

the twelve o’clock arm with a pebbled suspension connecting to a ring with a suspension loop and period original full-length neck ribbon

The helmet is unmarked and measures 209 mm (w) x 255 mm (l) x 149 mm (h)

Germany, Heer. A Kuban Shield United Republic of bearing a central raised medallion(Heer 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, in turn flanked by a date of 1943, affixed with all four side clips to a magnetic metal backplate with a field grey wool liner and intact black paper backer, the shield measuring 51. 67 mm (w)x 62. 02 mm (h), in near