Black Wound Badge with Issue Packet tropical pagri badge Topped with a King’s crown

Topped with a King’s crown and complete with original lugs

37 mm die struck bronze

An original uniform sleeve formation sign of the Indian Army 25th Infantry Division

Punched on brass with tapered brass mount pin

Minor contact marks and finish losses on the edges

Black Wound Badge with Issue Packet tropical pagri badge Topped with a King’s crownA 1939 issue Black Wounds Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz), a 3rd Class award in the series of Wound Badges for injures sustained in combat. Complete with the packet of issue. Die stamped steel with a blackened finish (3rd class). Complete with steel hinge, pin and catch. Light surface finish losses to high relief points. Issue packet marked 'Steinhauer & Luck, Ludenscheid'.