Germany, Wehrmaht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, First Pattern Newly Listed with an embossed maker’s mark

with an embossed maker’s mark of “H

pre-deceased him

silver hallmarked on external tab as well as marked sterling

A Karl Troop Cross (Karl-Truppenkreuz) constructed of a zink cross pattée resting on a laurel wreath

Germany, Wehrmaht. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, First Pattern Newly Listed with an embossed maker’s mark(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped outer 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 37. 62 mm (w) x 42. 90 mm (h), weighing 12. 4