Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold He was hit with a

He was hit with a bout of appendicitis in 1935 but made a quick recovery

serving against the Germans off the coast of East Africa from April 1916 to May 1917

fraying in the silver-coloured threading near the insignia on one board

the arms inscribed “DÜPPEL 18

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, By Steinhauer & Lück Hold He was hit with a(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central Stahlhelm bearing a raised 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, unmarked, measuring 36. 62 mm (w) x 44. 35 mm (h), weighing 20. 8 grams, accompanied by its period original