Original German WWII Early Brass Construction Third Class Black Wound Badge - Unmarked Category_MG 42 Mounts both the front and rear

both the front and rear sight are missing

The band is a correct high quality khaki & OD Green web reproduction and the crystal looks to have been replaced at some point

and the underlying steel now has a lovely aged patina

Ambang is a term used for Mandau that is made from common steel

The throat is retained by dome headed screws on either side

Original German WWII Early Brass Construction Third Class Black Wound Badge - Unmarked Category_MG 42 Mounts both the front and rearOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is very nice condition German WWII Early Third Class Black grade Wound Badge (Verwundetenabzeichen 3. Klasse in Schwarz). These were awarded to those who were wounded one or two times in combat. Showing moderate use, it is constructed out of a die struck, brass alloy base that has was finished black, which unfortunately has mostly worn away. The oval badge depicts an embossed profile of a mobile swas (hook