Original German WWII Silver Wound Badge by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt in Paper Packet Spade Grip Assembly The 13 1/4 inch blade

The 13 1/4 inch blade on this example (17 inches overall) is made from high nickel content iron

red piping along with metal Prussian and Reich cockades

The sign measures 16 1/2"W x 11 3/4"H

Iraq's army was primarily equipped with weaponry it had previously purchased from the Soviet Union and its satellites in the preceding decade

There is just the tiniest bit of powder residue on the front of the cylinder

Original German WWII Silver Wound Badge by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprägeanstalt in Paper Packet Spade Grip Assembly The 13 1/4 inch bladeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice maker marked silver wound badge by B. H. Mayer's Kunstprgeanstalt (Art Mint), complete with an original marked paper packet. The badge itself is constructed out of a die struck, zinc alloy base that has been silver washed. The oval badge depicts an embossed profile of a mobile swas, above an M35 pattern helmet, which is above two crossed broad swords. This then lies on a pebbled field and is