A Second War German Black Grade Wound Badge Newly Listed immediate award

immediate award

circa 1960

engraver marked "P

with semi-sharp edges and a very sharp tip

measuring 53 mm x 41 mm

A Second War German Black Grade Wound Badge Newly Listed immediate awardA second war German Verwundetenabzeichen; oval shaped blackened metal; 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 needle style pin, sheet metal hinge, and a slightly rounded catch; measuring 44. 77 mm x 37. 40 mm; weighing 12. 3 grams; the paint on the swastika worn off,