Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Republic of 7 mm (w) x 24

7 mm (w) x 24 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension

Pair of collar tabs as worn by the HOS lieutenant of the Judicial staff (judges

28th August 1948

a Knight’s Cross of The War Merit Cross with Swords

exhibiting surface wear near the tip

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Republic of 7 mm (w) x 24(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz 1. Modell). Constructed of blackened brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, 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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 75 mm (w) x 44. 04 mm (h), weighing 12. 9 grams,