Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Hold affixed to a 51 mm

affixed to a 51 mm long pin

enamel slightly chipped above the R in “FOR” on obverse

18 October 1941)

suffering shell (shrapnel) wounds of his jaw and both legs

including: deep side-entry pockets on both sides at the front without buttons

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Hold affixed to a 51 mm(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz, 1. Form). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 79 mm (w) x 42. 93 mm (h), weighing 6. 8 grams,