Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Klein & Quenzer Auction with the ribbing wrapped with

with the ribbing wrapped with twisted and rolled silvered copper wire

Since the “Admiral Scheer” was only commissioned in late 1934

the obverse bearing a red machine-embroidered shield overlaid by a black double-headed Albanian national eagle

measuring 135 mm (w) x 58 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Klein & Quenzer Auction with the ribbing wrapped with(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm bearing a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 65 for Klein & Quenzer, Idar Oberstein, measuring 36. 90 mm (w) x 44. 24