Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge in Black

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, with a central 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, unmarked, measuring 36.70 mm (w) x 44.28 mm (h), weighing 7.9 grams, evident of period repair to the hinge and catch, otherwise in extremely fine condition.