(Verwundetenabzeichen). A pair of Wound Badges, including:
1. A Black Grade award, constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37.84 mm (w) x 43.61 mm (h), weighing 6.1 grams, with a dent visible to the three o’clock position when viewed from the obverse, in very fine condition.
2. A Gold Grade award, constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with LDO code “107” for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36.83 mm (w) x 44.25 mm (h), weighing 23.5 grams, demonstrating minor loss of finish, in better than very fine condition.