Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity spots of greening

spots of greening

including a General and officer seated at a table reviewing maps

which was his second CEF battalion command

” no maker mark but shows qualities of Godet manufacture

including the leather bill (neck guard) and large ear flaps

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity spots of greening(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 39. 10 mm (w) x 44. 45 mm (h), weighing 13. 7 grams,