Germany, Wehrmacht. A Second War Wound Badge, Black Grade
(Verwundetebabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika on its side superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, a barrel hinge and flat wire catch, maker marked “L/16” for Steinhauer & Lück, Lüdenscheid, on reverse, measuring 36.56 mm (w) x 44.55 mm (h) weighing 13.8 grams, in overall near very fine condition.

