Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Newly Listed measuring 95 mm (w) x

measuring 95 mm (w) x 95 mm (l) x 25 mm (h)

reverse bears a single pin suspension with dual stays

Baron Bignon was a French diplomat and historian

the cross is suspended from a hollow swivel crown which is in turn topped with a loop for hanging

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Newly Listed measuring 95 mm (w) x(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz, 1. Form). Constructed of blackened brass, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath with scalloped edges, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 87 mm (w) x 43. 86 mm (h), weighing 12. 7 grams, demonstrating total loss of black finish