Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Case, by Wilhelm Deumer

Item #G55773

$190
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Etui). 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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code “L/11” for Wilhelm Deumer, Lüdenscheid, measuring 36.66 mm (w) x 43.85 mm (h), weighing 8.4 grams, accompanied by its original presentation case, of two-piece card stock construction, the exterior with a faux dark blue leather exterior liner, the interior of the lid stamped with an LDO log, with a white felt medal bed, measuring 42 mm (w) x 56 mm (l), in near mint condition.