Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, by Carl Wild
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel 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 an integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “107” for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36.94 mm (w) x 44.42 mm (h), weighing 23.8 grams, with oxidation and loss of silver finish evident throughout, in overall very fine condition.

