gilded and silvered (mostly worn off)
heaving stitched 19 mm wide patterned leather strap sewn in place along the lower portion of the shako
covered in glass
in worn condition with some gold wash worn off
a symptom of many diseases and disorders) in his left shoulder muscles
Germany, Imperial. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade, Cut Out Version Newly Listed gilded and silvered (mostly worn(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.