Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, First Pattern

(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silver). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38.65 mm (w) x 43.70 mm (h), weighing 9.3 grams, with some loss of finish evident, a first pattern badge in near extremely fine condition.