Original German WWII Russian Don Cossacks German Foreign Volunteers Sleeve Shield - Донские казаки U.S. Artillery It has the correct rawhide

It has the correct rawhide covered inner wood scabbard

The black patent leather frog has shrunk and degraded a bit

as they bend relatively easily

and the cylinder 30242

Original German WWII Russian Don Cossacks German Foreign Volunteers Sleeve Shield - Донские казаки U.S. Artillery It has the correct rawhideOriginal Items: Very Few Available. These are very nice unissued examples of the Don Cossacks Volunteer Sleeve Shields. This is the printed type, with Cyrillic letters, introduced in July 1944. The lettering stands for Voysko Donskoye, meaning Don Clan. The Don Cossacks served as part of the 1. Kosaken Kavallerie Division and were known for their ruthless fighting on the Eastern Front. After the war, most of the survivors of this unit were executed.