Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By Eugen Schmidhäussler certificate_of_authenticity WWI German Machine Gunner Studio

WWI German Machine Gunner Studio Portrait - 78 x 165mm

fourth in die stamped bronze

constructed of a field-grey wool backer bearing an obverse cotton base of identical colouring

1918 as a bomber and reconnaissance unit

He was awarded the Knight’s Cross on June 4

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, By Eugen Schmidhäussler certificate_of_authenticity WWI German Machine Gunner StudioA second war German Verwundetenabzeichen; oval shaped gilded 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, sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch; maker marked 28 for Eugen Schmidhussler of Pforzheim on the reverse; measuring 44. 07 mm x 36. 65 mm;