Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Auction in effecting a landing on

in effecting a landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula to the West of Cape Helles

with a height of 78 mm

the reverse with an inscription of “ERZGEBIRGISCHE AUSSTELLUNG FREIBERG 1912” (“ORE MOUNTAINS EXHIBITION

There is some age-appropriate material fatigue evident to both the wool and leather features

10th Field Ambulance

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade Auction in effecting a landing on(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, the obverse with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pin meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 64 mm (w) x 43. 43 mm (h), weighing 12. 5 grams, some loss of finish evident,