Germany, Imperial. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, Cut Out Version Newly Listed and Lac Noir (bronze gilt

and Lac Noir (bronze gilt with red

Footnote: An example finished in gold brennlack as seen on page 119 of “The German Close Combat Clasp of World War II”

heaving stitched 19 mm wide patterned leather strap sewn in place along the lower portion of the shako

Edwards Leckie

An example of a third reich period NSKK (National Socialist Motor Corps/Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps) lapel badge

Germany, Imperial. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, Cut Out Version Newly Listed and Lac Noir (bronze gilt(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm on top of crossed swords, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, with an illegible handwritten inscription, measuring 39. 76 mm (w) x 44. 35 mm (h), weighing 7. 0 grams, in extremely fine condition.