Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, by Glaser & Söhne
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code “L22” for maker Glaser & Söhne, Dresden, measuring 36.34 mm (w) x 43.78 mm (h), weighing 21.4 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

