Germany, Wehrmacht. An Afrikakorps Trench Art Commemorative Ring certificate_of_authenticity (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast

(Military) Member’s 2nd type breast badge

This is an extremely well-preserved edition of “Percussion Guns & Rifles: An Illustrated Reference Guide to Muzzle-Loading Percussion Guns and Rifles of the Nineteenth Century”

and Memorial Plaque (PERCY WILLIAM WAGHORN)

gilt wear to arms

maker marked "Dco

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Afrikakorps Trench Art Commemorative Ring certificate_of_authenticity (Military) Member’s 2nd type breast(Afrikakorps Fingerring). Constructed of a silver alloy, the exterior featuring an elongated rectangular plaque bearing a hand etched palm tree, flanked by initials DAK (Deutsches Afrikakorps) and a partially legible date of 194, unmarked, corresponding to a mens size 9, weighing 16. 5 grams, demonstrating a consistent patina throughout, a classic example of a ring privately purchased by a German serviceman in the North African theatre, in very fine