A First War Imperial German Black Grade Wound Badge; Hollow Stamped Version Auction WWI 39th Infantry Battalion Cap

WWI 39th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF -  Browning copper

179 mm x 186 mm

(Reichsarbeitsdienst der weiblichen Jugend = RADwJ): Fine silvered aluminum wire with black and brown embroidery on a dark brown rayon base

Naming is impressed & inverted

green oxidation evident on the obverse in the recessed areas of the eagle and on the reverse

A First War Imperial German Black Grade Wound Badge; Hollow Stamped Version Auction WWI 39th Infantry Battalion CapA first war German Verwundetenabzeichen; oval stamped blackened bronze; the obverse with a Stahlhelm in the center superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin and a functional hinge catch assembly; unmarked; measuring 43. 70 mm x 38. 27 mm; weighing 6. 6 grams; the majority of the black finish worn off; in overall better than fine condition. (C: 193)