Original German WWII Gold 1st Class Wound Badge Tombac Solid Back by Eugen Schmidhäussler, Pforzheim MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This is a wonderful set

This is a wonderful set of three photo albums

and numerous incarnations of military light utility vehicles

and it features all brass mounts except for the nickel barrel wedge escutcheon

which began over 100 years ago now

The jackets were supposed to protect against shell fragments and heat

Original German WWII Gold 1st Class Wound Badge Tombac Solid Back by Eugen Schmidhäussler, Pforzheim MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly This is a wonderful setOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of a German WWII 1st class Gold wound badge (Verwundetenabzeichen in Gelb), with "solid back" tombac alloy construction. Gold 1st class badges, which could be awarded posthumously, were awarded to those wounded five or more times. The oval badge depicts an embossed profile of a mobile swas (hook cross), above an M35 pattern helmet, which is above two crossed broad swords. This then lies on a