Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Hold minor oxidation and loss of

minor oxidation and loss of finish is evident

4th Hussars

marked with Arabic characters on reverse

1944 but little was added to it

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Hold minor oxidation and loss of(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 66 mm (w) x 44. 35 mm (h), weighing 6. 7 grams, accompanied by its period original package of