Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Carl Wild certificate_of_authenticity this dagger features a 257

this dagger features a 257 mm nickel-plated steel blade

1st Class Cross for Fifteen Years' Service (bronze gilt

surmounted by a crown in gold-coloured rolled bullion wire

while a grey rayon liner encompasses the crown

Medals and Badges in the Inset

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wound Badge, Silver Grade, By Carl Wild certificate_of_authenticity this dagger features a 257(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 overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with an integral barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a rounded integral catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 107 for Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 36. 94 mm (w) x 44.