Germany, Wehrmacht. An Owner-Attributed Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Archive engraved "2nd LIEUT A

engraved "2nd LIEUT A

He qualified as a Driver on January 17

the RZM insignia

rating better than very fine

the twelve o’clock arm with a ribbed fan and integral suspension loop connected to its period original ribbon

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Owner-Attributed Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Archive engraved "2nd LIEUT A(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised 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, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 87 mm (w) x 44. 14 mm (h), weighing 13.