Germany, Wehrmaht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, First Pattern Newly Listed It is certified by his

It is certified by his Battalion Commander

two-piece construction of gilt bronze and painted metal (magnetic)

with an embossed maker’s mark of “H

pre-deceased him

Type III with Ball Suspension

Germany, Wehrmaht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, First Pattern Newly Listed It is certified by his(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped outer 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 62 mm (w) x 42. 90 mm (h), weighing 12. 4