Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield visually-hidden reverse engraved "Frances Rigdon Abbott

reverse engraved "Frances Rigdon Abbott 161 8909"

bearing red hand-embroidered numerals “15”

September 26th

One of the bombs was inaccessible because of wreckage

The bicorne measures approximately 438 mm in length

Germany, Heer. A Demjansk Shield visually-hidden reverse engraved "Frances Rigdon Abbott(Heer Demjanskschild). Constructed of magnetic iron, the obverse consisting of a shield bearing a raised pair of crossed swords, overlaying a plane and situated above a date of 1942, topped by an inscription of DEMJANSK and a Heer style German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika, in turn flanked by log pillboxes, retaining an original field grey wool liner, magnetic metal backplate, and grey paper backer held together with all