Original German WWII Crimea Krim Shield Decoration Bren LMG On 23 February

On 23 February

Blade length is approximately 19 3/4 inches and overall length of 30 1/2 inches

with large numbers of Sten guns in the inventory there was little interest in replacing them with a superior design

This wonderful example is finely signed on the tang- 肥 前 国 貞 次

It still has the 23 on the side visible

Original German WWII Crimea Krim Shield Decoration Bren LMG On 23 FebruaryOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very good example complete with paper and wool Heer (Army) cloth backing. The Crimea Shield (Krimschild or KRIM Shield) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to military personnel under the command of Generalfeldmarschall Erich von Manstein who fought against Soviet Red Army forces and captured the Crimea region (Krim in German) between 21 September 1941 and 4 July 1942. It was instituted on 25 July