Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, by Otto Schickle Auction Archive his cap with the spread-winged

his cap with the spread-winged eagle and swastika insignia on the peak and the skull insignia on the front below

measuring 80 x22 mm

constructed of pressed cardstock with a textured black faux leather exterior

constructed of metal (magnetic) with a silver aluminum finish

near very fine as a group

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern, by Otto Schickle Auction Archive his cap with the spread-winged(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). 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 wide crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of manufacture by Otto