minor chipping evident in the blue enamels on the arm at 12 o'clock
California on December 12th
260 mm x 310 mm
soiling evident on the linen-covered inserts
the spine perforated with four eyelets reinforced with metal grommets through which is looped a drawstring which maintains the album’s structural integrity
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by Carl Wild consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac minor chipping evident in the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber mit Etui). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 86 mm (w) x 44. 28 mm (h), weighing 25. 3 grams,