Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Wound Badges
(Drittes Reich Abzeichen). A pair of wound badges, including a Silver Grade Wound Badge, constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37.16 mm (w) x 44.41 mm (h), the obverse swastika has been ground out, in overall very fine condition, and; a Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreathed, 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, unmarked, measuring 36.85 mm (w) x 44.26 mm (h), missing its pinback, in overall poor condition.

