Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity CAMPBELL COMPANY”

CAMPBELL COMPANY”

The flared lip of the cup appears to be a minor detail

measures 31 mm (w) x 193 mm (l)

As part of the 2nd Infantry Brigade

a Bavarian Red Cross commemorative badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern certificate_of_authenticity CAMPBELL COMPANY”(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz, 1. Form). Constructed of blackened brass, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath with scalloped edges, 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 38. 87 mm (w) x 43. 86 mm (h), weighing 12. 7 grams, demonstrating total loss of black finish