Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Hold better than extrememly fine

better than extrememly fine

suffering shell (shrapnel) wounds of his jaw and both legs

with one featuring two medals

affixed to a 51 mm long pin

measuring 75 mm x 95 mm x 19

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Hold better than extrememly fine(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz, 1. Form). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 79 mm (w) x 42. 93 mm (h), weighing 6. 8 grams,