Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge By Klein & Quenzer Hold of superb manufacture and detailing

of superb manufacture and detailing

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 309 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

A 1939 NSDAP Altena/Lüdenscheid badge (13-14

and then the battalion marched to the barracks at Barriefield where they were billeted

Heinrich Kalle

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Gold Grade Wound Badge By Klein & Quenzer Hold of superb manufacture and detailing(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded tombak the obverse with a central Stahlhelm overlaid with a mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords and within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked on reverse with manufacturer code 65 for maker Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 36. 54 mm (w) x 43. 84mm (h), weighing 28. 8