Silver Grade 2nd Class (Karl 1
He attended Royal Military College as a Gentleman Cadet and was named a 2nd Lieutenant
The Tang is signed with a strong Mei
constructed of heavy cardstock with a lightly textured faux leather (leatherette) exterior
fixed together with magnetic metal rivets along all edges
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare Gold Grade Wound Badge, With Case, By The Vienna Mint Newly Listed Silver Grade 2nd Class (Karl(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold mit Etui). Constructed of gilded tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, around a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and tapering vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 32 mm (w) x 43.