Germany, Empire. A Wound Badge, Black Grade certificate_of_authenticity but it was the Academy

but it was the Academy from which he derived his greatest enthusiasm and in which he formed his most enduring friendships

that he had five years' previous service with the R

marked on ring Mayer & Sohn

160 mm x 270 mm

Germany, Empire. A Wound Badge, Black Grade certificate_of_authenticity but it was the Academy(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of oval shaped blackened tombac; the obverse with a Stahlhelm in the center, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse with a ball hinge, a flat wire catch, and a flat vertical pinback; measuring 36. 76 mm (w) x 41. 04 mm (h); weighing 7. 1 grams; the black finish mostly worn, thus revealing the bare tombac underneath remnants of the black