with some deterioration of the threading evident
vertical blue streak passing through the left side of the coat-of-arms
suffering a "Shrapnel (gun shot) wound to the left arm
He signed his Attestation Paper with the Canadian Engineers on May 23
and a possible period repair or reinforcement to the lower right corner when viewed from the reverse
Germany, Third Reich. A Mixed Lot of Badges visually-hidden with some deterioration of the(Abzeichen). A mixed lot of badges, including: 1. A Black Grade Wound Badge, constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback, unmarked, measuring 35 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), demonstrating surface oxidation and the loss of its catch, in fair condition. 2. A