Germany, Wehrmacht. An Early Silver Grade Wound Badge Newly Listed obverse illustrating an Italian soldier

obverse illustrating an Italian soldier advancing over an outcrop

he was assigned to Headquarters

It is completely handmade in the field

swastika had been damaged

above a date of “1913”

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Early Silver Grade Wound Badge Newly Listed obverse illustrating an Italian soldier(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 22 mm (w) x 45. 51 mm (h), weighing 9. 0 grams, with loss of finish and some