Germany. A Mint Imperial Black Grade Wound Badge In Its Packet Of Issue Auction Archive Platypus on June 22

Platypus on June 22

Kinmel Park - 1914-15 Star (404117 PTE

née Übler

the remainder having been severed from the helmet

In place of a zipper

Germany. A Mint Imperial Black Grade Wound Badge In Its Packet Of Issue Auction Archive Platypus on June 22An example of a mint and unissued Imperial German First War Period black grade wound badge Verwundetenabzeichen; oval shaped blackened bronze; a cut out example without a pebbled background, with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, sheet metal hinge, and a flat catch; measuring 38. 42 mm (w) x 43. 56 mm (h); weighing 7. 0