Germany A Silver Grade Wound Badge Auction of same design

of same design

stating that he was single (later changed to married) and that his trade was that of Sheet Metal Worker

constructed of a standard buckram core and a standard black wool backer

backed by rippling waves and a large star with trailing rays in the sky and engraver marked "S

Germany A Silver Grade Wound Badge Auction of same designA second war German Verwundetenabzeichen; oval shaped silvered zink; 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, an integrated hinge, and an integrated catch; measuring 36. 62 mm (w) x 44. 31 mm (h); weighing 24. 6 grams; with nearly all of its original