Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, by Otto Schickle Hold the text and image on

the text and image on the front cover embossed

measuring 270 mm in width (exclusive of rivets)

illustrating one arm blocking another arm holding a dagger

The crown is flanked on each side by a ventilation hole which is reinforced with an olive-drab painted metal grommet

‘ЦРНОГОРСКІИ’ (of Crna Gora = Montenegro)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, by Otto Schickle Hold the text and image on(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 wide crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Otto