Germany, Wehrmacht. An Early Silver Grade Wound Badge With Case Archive Footnote: The 1940 Winter Olympics

Footnote: The 1940 Winter Olympics

maker marked "RUSSELL UNIFORM CO

Engaged in the armaments business

Meyer NY - Multi-piece construction

small enamel chip at 11 o’clock

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Early Silver Grade Wound Badge With Case Archive Footnote: The 1940 Winter Olympics(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre featuring a large mobile swastika, superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom, the reverse plain with a vertical pinback, measuring 36. 46 mm (w) x 43. 94 mm (h), weighing 38. 4 g, with matching dark red faux leather case measuring 66 mm (w) x 66 mm (h), and in near extremely fine