Germany, Third Reich. A 1943 Stalag VIII-B POW Softball Tournament Winner’s Plaque Newly Listed with loss of black finish

with loss of black finish throughout

measuring 145 mm (w) x 350 mm (h)

measuring 133 mm (w) x 182 mm (h)

while the reverse ricasso is maker marked “E

a small chip to the reverse pommel which has been carefully covered with matching paint

Germany, Third Reich. A 1943 Stalag VIII-B POW Softball Tournament Winner’s Plaque Newly Listed with loss of black finish(Grabenkunst Plakette). Constructed of lacquered dark brown wood, the obverse bearing two baseball players (one catcher and one wielding a bat), set against a background emulating the stitching of a baseball, circumscribed by an inscription of SOFTBALL CHAMPS STALAG VIII B GERMANY 1943, unmarked, measuring 17 cm in diameter, an interesting memento of leisure time by presumed American servicemen in German captivity in extremely fine condition.