Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Auction Archive The leather shoulder strap travels

The leather shoulder strap travels from one side along the bottom of the case to the other side

Instituted 18 April 1922

It was under the direct control of Heinrich Himmler and was one of the SS's first industrial enterprises

measuring 840 mm in length

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Black Grade Wound Badge, By Heinrich Wander Auction Archive The leather shoulder strap travels(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened magnetic metal, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 36. 62 mm (w) x 44. 42 mm (h), weighing 6. 7 grams, accompanied by its period original package of