Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by B.H. Mayer Archive An excellent example of the

An excellent example of the Third Pattern

while the case shows some material fatigue which has resulted in the loss of functionality to its catch

with five ridges

meticulously uniform removed with only light soiling from wear and age

constructed of grey machine embroidery in the shape of a national eagle with open wings clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge, by B.H. Mayer Archive An excellent example of the(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with 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 Prsidialkanzlei code 26 for B. H. Mayer, Pforzheim, with the number 6 correctly sitting