Germany. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, Alternative 1957 Version Buy Now measuring 145 mm x 83

measuring 145 mm x 83 mm

possibly indicating the original owner of this group

two gilded rank pips and a die stamped metal skull in between pips (5th Cavalry Regiment)

affixed by single pin

Footnote: A Canadian group likely awarded to an individual serving as a member of Inshore Squadrons or Merchant Navy which worked inshore in Africa between 1942 -1943

Germany. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, Alternative 1957 Version Buy Now measuring 145 mm x 83(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber, 1957 Version). Oval shaped silvered metal alloy; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a slender vertical pinback, with a functional hinge catch assembly; unmarked; measuring 37. 10 mm (w) x 44. 61 mm (h); weighing 25. 1 grams; in near mint condition.