Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Black Grade Wound Badges, First and Second World War Issue visually-hidden Changes occurred before the expedition

Changes occurred before the expedition started

with additional sporadic scratching and loss of finish to the frame

When the Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service merged to form the Royal Air Force on April 1

Footnote: A near exact I Class Star is presented and published in Spada

and oxidation and loss of paint to the scabbard

Germany, Imperial; Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Black Grade Wound Badges, First and Second World War Issue visually-hidden Changes occurred before the expedition(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). A pair of Black Grade Wound Badges, including: 1. An Imperial award, constructed of blackened brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm overlaying crossed swords on a cut out background, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38 mm (w) x 45 mm (h),