Original German WWII Early Brass Construction Third Class Black Wound Badge - Unmarked Category_MG 42 Mounts The throat is retained by

The throat is retained by dome headed screws on either side

and the underlying steel now has a lovely aged patina

which provided select fire capability without the need for a fire mode selector switch

The band is a correct high quality khaki & OD Green web reproduction and the crystal looks to have been replaced at some point

This is a quality 33

Original German WWII Early Brass Construction Third Class Black Wound Badge - Unmarked Category_MG 42 Mounts The throat is retained byOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is very nice condition German WWII Early Third Class Black grade Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen 3. Klasse in Schwarz). These were awarded to those who were wounded one or two times in combat. Showing moderate use, it is constructed out of a die struck, brass alloy base that has was finished black, which unfortunately has mostly worn away. The oval badge depicts an embossed profile of a mobile swas (hook