Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz

[Cndian]

Okay I see. It's indeed not marked on the needle with 116.

[Saladin]

Okay I see. It's indeed not marked on the needle with 116.

I don't think the badge was ever marked on the pin. I certainly haven't seen one marked that way.
The first ones that they came up with were marked 116 and this number was located at the bottom of the helmet rim.

So I think what must have happened was they still used the original die for the obverse but this was mixed with a new L/56 reverse die.
Only later on as the old (116 obverse) dies wore out the newer more finely pebbled obverse die was then used.

I know of at least two variants of the reverse L/56 die but yours is the more unusual and I would imagine harder to find example.


All the best
Doug

[Cndian]

Thanks for the reactions.

Do you guys know some reference sites (except the forum) for woundbadges?

[andreas1966]

Thanks for the reactions.

Do you guys know some reference sites (except the forum) for woundbadges?

yep that would be great ...a wish would come tru .....