Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, by Steinhauer & Lück

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting flat wire catch, the pinback maker marked with LDO code “4” for Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid, measuring 36.57 mm (w) x 44.23 mm (h), weighing 24.0 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost, in overall near extremely fine condition.