Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, Unknown Maker Variant, Refurbished Example United Republic of Army/Marine Corps Expert Rifleman Marksmanship

Army/Marine Corps Expert Rifleman Marksmanship Badge: in silvered metal

with two featuring rare signatures

to match its growing size and its status with the newly formed Eighth Army

The shaft bears dual integrated oak leaf bands

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Krim Shield, Unknown Maker Variant, Refurbished Example United Republic of Army/Marine Corps Expert Rifleman Marksmanship(Luftwaffe Krimschild). Constructed of bronzed magnetic sheet metal, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a map of Crimea and southern Ukraine, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, flanked by dates 1941 1942), affixed with four reverse attachment prongs to a magnetic metal backer with a replacement dark grey wool liner and black paper backer, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a documented variant