Original German WWII Heer Army Crimea Krim Shield Decoration with Fabric & Paper Backing - Krimschild German Uniforms And the breech system itself

And the breech system itself was considered too fragile with problematic extraction and ejection components

IMA commissioned the construction of this carriage especially for this barrel making a most attractive original Bronze Cannon tube into a stunning historically accurate display piece for home or office

Some of the problems were traced to the magazine

Johnson (19 January 1919)

It is fit with steel mountings

Original German WWII Heer Army Crimea Krim Shield Decoration with Fabric & Paper Backing - Krimschild German Uniforms And the breech system itselfOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very good example of the German WWII Crimea Shield Award, with a lovely metal shield attached to field gray wool Heer (Army) cloth backing, with the back plate and most of the paper backing still intact. The wool is in very good condition, with just a bit of fading, and no major mothing we can see. All four of the prongs are retained as well, though we cannot see them due to the paper backing still being