Germany, Wehrmacht. A Second War Wound Badge With Stick Pin, Gold Grade, 1957 Reissue Auction this superb example retains 100%

this superb example retains 100% silver frosting and high polished accents

The conditions of enlistment for the TF laid down at their creation in 1908 did not allow for soldiers to be sent for service overseas against their will

he didn't have a Will

There is a moderate 25 mm hole in the red silk within the laurel wreath with a small burn hole in the lower section of the upper arm of the cross

The scabbard is a painted black

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Second War Wound Badge With Stick Pin, Gold Grade, 1957 Reissue Auction this superb example retains 100%(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 37 mm (w) x 44. 5 mm (h), in extremely fine condition, accompanied by its period original stick pin, presents identical to award, measuring 9 mm (w) x 10 mm (h), unmarked, in