Original Higher Grade WWII German 1939 Wound Badge In Black Awarded For Wounds In Combat Certified By The Gettysburg Museum Of History

Original WWII German 1939 Black Wound Badge Awarded For Wounds In Combat. This German award is similar to the U.S. Purple Heart and was awarded to all German Military branches (see photos) 1939 pattern, die stamped, magnetic sheet metal construction, hollow backed badge with a black wash. The badge is in the form of an embossed, vertically oval, laurel leaf wreath encompassing an embossed profile of an M35 pattern helmet with a high relief, canted, swastika to the center, superimposed over crossed swords on a pebbled base field. The reverse of the badge is a mirror image of the obverse and has a crimped, soldered hinge, a thin, round, vertical pin and a heavy, soldered catch all intact. Brought home by a U.S. Veteran as a war trophy. We have several and we will pick the best one for you. All in high grade good but worn condition with minimum wear to the medal. These are our higher grade version and will have no more that 85% of the paint (most are at about 95%. Offering is for one (1) medal. An honest untouched U.S. Veteran bring back German medal. 100% Guaranteed to be authentic. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Very limited supply.  Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. Also see our lower grade “Combat Worn” versions that are less expensive but has more paint loss listed elsewhere on our web site.