Germany, Wehrmacht. An Owner-Attributed Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Hold framed by two rows of

framed by two rows of rope

the ends of the sweatband stitched together

measuring 325 mm x 15 mm

for time of services

A large and impressive badge in silver

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Owner-Attributed Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Hold framed by two rows of(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, 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 vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 87 mm (w) x 44. 14 mm (h), weighing 13.