Germany, Imperial. A Black Grade Wound Badge Auction the obverse pebbled

the obverse pebbled

5 mm x 64 mm inclusive of its crown suspension)

It was first raised by Colonel Tom Price in the mid-1880s

he was a member of the army and navy

He single handedly destroyed 21 enemy tanks with hand held explosives such as a panzerfaust

Germany, Imperial. A Black Grade Wound Badge Auction the obverse pebbledA Black Grade Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz); stamped blackened metal (magnetic); 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 functional hinge catch assembly; unmarked; measuring 38. 04 mm (w) x 42. 44 mm (h); weighing 7. 4 grams; with virtually all of its original finish remaining; in overall near mint