Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge In Silver, By Förster & Barth Archive Instituted on 4 April 1892

Instituted on 4 April 1892 by Queen-Regent Emma

and to escort friendly destroyers until early 1944

along with a loop sewn in place at the collar for hanging the blouse from a hook

The middle brother

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge In Silver, By Förster & Barth Archive Instituted on 4 April 1892(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet), overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with code L 21 for maker Frster & Barth, Pforzheim, measuring 36. 75 mm (w) x 44. 39 mm (h), weighing 21. 9 grams, in very fine condition.