Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Auction Achillies and H

Achillies and H

(Screws appear to have been tightened at some point) The chape displays modest dents and contact marks on the obverse

Footnote: The 4th Infantry Battalion was raised in Central Ontario with mobilization headquarters at Camp Valcartier

the bayonet measuring 545 mm in length

both boards feature an embroidered “9” in black threading

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Black Grade Wound Badge Auction Achillies and HA Wound Badge, Black Grade, By Eugene Schmidthaussler; (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened zinc, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, maker marked E. S. P. for Eugene Schmidthaussler, Pforzheim, on reverse, measuring 35 mm (w) x 43 mm (h), in