Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Auction Archive A dark grey leather sweatband

A dark grey leather sweatband fully surrounds the interior

before seeing his final posting

light soiled original ribbon

greening evident on the central insignia

his citation reading "For conspicuous gallantry

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Carl Wild Auction Archive A dark grey leather sweatband(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around 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, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 92 mm (w) x 44.