Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare First Pattern Black Wound Badge, Screwback Variation Auction board-mounted medal

board-mounted medal

in succession to his late father in 1895

Quebec soon afterwards

The Battalion fought as part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare First Pattern Black Wound Badge, Screwback Variation Auction board-mounted medal(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of a first pattern oval laurel leaf wreath with edges cut out, 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 central threaded lug retaining a period original magnetic metal backplate, unmarked, measuring 38. 10 mm (w) x 43. 89 mm (h), weighing 16. 1