Germany, Empire. A Wound Badge, Black Grade certificate_of_authenticity catch re-enforced/repaired

catch re-enforced/repaired

160 mm x 270 mm

but it was the Academy from which he derived his greatest enthusiasm and in which he formed his most enduring friendships

award document for Wound Badge Black Grade

two neckerchiefs

Germany, Empire. A Wound Badge, Black Grade certificate_of_authenticity catch re-enforced/repaired(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of oval shaped blackened tombac; the obverse with a Stahlhelm in the center, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse with a ball hinge, a flat wire catch, and a flat vertical pinback; measuring 36. 76 mm (w) x 41. 04 mm (h); weighing 7. 1 grams; the black finish mostly worn, thus revealing the bare tombac underneath remnants of the black