Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Hermann Wernstein Auction Archive with a knurled edge

with a knurled edge

measuring 104 mm (w) x 73 mm (h)

loss of silver finish is evident throughout and there is evidence of possible repair to the catch

1849 by Emperor Franz Joseph

Most with original ribbons

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Hermann Wernstein Auction Archive with a knurled edge(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around 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, unmarked, measuring 36. 49 mm (w) x 44. 02 mm (h), weighing 24. 1 grams, accompanied by its period