Item #M0540-16
(Abzeichen). A pair of service badges, including:
1. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm ovelaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36.62 mm (w) x 44.14 mm (h), weighing 30.1 grams, demonstrating some loss of silver finish to the obverse, in near extremely fine condition.
2. A General Assault Badge, constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a central raised Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42.84 mm (w) x 51.37 mm (h), weighing 25.2 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost and the top edge has been bent backward with no consequent cracking of the base metal, unmarked, in very fine condition.