Original Victorian Era Indo-Persian Rhinoceros Hide Dhal Shield with Brass Ornamentation British Flare Guns also numbered "1887" Front and

also numbered "1887" Front and "869" Rear

the Dieppe operation on August 19

were awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

with the resulting splinters killing most of the crew on the bridge

Original Victorian Era Indo-Persian Rhinoceros Hide Dhal Shield with Brass Ornamentation British Flare Guns also numbered "1887" Front andOriginal Item: Only One Available. Dating from the second half of the 1800s this measures just 10 1 2" across and was used as a parrying shield in hand to hand combat by the Sudanese Dervish Warriors and by the indigenous native populations right across the Islamic world including India. Known as a DHAL, the ones from India tended to be made all of metal and the Sudanese and Persian ones of Rhino hide. This is a particularly nice example decorated