Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade
(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel 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 a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36.98 mm (w) x 44.22 mm (h), weighing 10.6 grams, some loss of black finish evident, in overall better than very fine condition.

