German, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Recipient Photo, by Heinrich Wander GTRexclude black paper backers

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This is an extremely well-preserved inter-war Czechoslovakian Army officer’s visor cap

the six o’clock arm bearing an institution date of “1914’

He was later transferred to the redesignated "4th Western Ontario Battalion" in February 1918

hallmarked on the loop & marked "1"

German, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, with Recipient Photo, by Heinrich Wander GTRexclude black paper backers(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz mit Foto). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, 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 clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 61 mm (w) x 44. 27 mm (h), weighing 6. 8 grams, accompanied by